Nepal flash flood death toll rises amid fears over second disaster

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNepal is bracing for potential further waves of deadly flash flooding and landslides following a catastrophe that has already claimed the lives of more than 350 people. Basanta Raj Adhikari, director of the Centre for Disaster Studies at Tribhuvan University, warned that weather conditions could deteriorate further, heightening the risk of subsequent disasters. The Nepalese disaster authority expressed grave concern over a river that has become blocked, creating an unstable lake that poses a severe threat of a catastrophic breach. Rescue operations are being heavily hindered with nearly 1,400 individuals currently unaccounted for, including almost 650 foreign nationals and 33 British tourists. Bishal Nath Upreti, president of the Nepal Centre for Disaster Management, characterised the event as a tsunami from the sky that completely erased villages along a 40 to 50 kilometre stretch. In fullNepal flash floods latest: Fears of second flood as death toll rises to 350 with hundreds more missingMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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