Rescuers race to find nearly 3,000 missing after Himalayan glacier collapse triggers deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet
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Rescuers in Nepal and China’s Tibet region were still battling Saturday to locate nearly 3,000 people missing after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayas on Wednesday, engulfing villages and infrastructure.
Nepal Police confirmed the death toll in Nepal had reached 623, with at least 638 people still missing, including hundreds of foreign nationals . In Tibet, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported 7 deaths and 554 missing . Emergency teams had recovered 633 bodies in total, with some victims swept downstream as far as India .
The disaster struck when a glacier collapse triggered a surge of rocks, ice, and mud that destroyed entire settlements near the Nepal-Tibet border. Nepal’s disaster authority added 933 hydropower workers to the missing list, alongside trekkers and pilgrims bound for Tibet’s Mount Kailash . Survivors described entire riverside communities being wiped out. “All the settlements near the river were swept away. There is nothing left,” Buddhi Ram Dangol told AFP .
Search efforts were hampered by thick mud, damaged roads, and the threat of further flooding. Nepal’s army reported difficulties landing helicopters in affected areas like Temure, Syabrubesi, and Mailung due to debris, while 14 rescue helicopters remained operational . Authorities also warned of a newly formed lake on the Tibetan side posing a risk to rescue teams, though Chinese experts later said the immediate danger had eased .
Nepal has requested specialized foreign technical assistance, particularly for tunnel rescues, DNA testing, and transport restoration, but not for general search-and-rescue operations, according to Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal . Over 4,400 people have been evacuated so far, including 149 foreigners, while 517 foreign nationals remain unaccounted for .
The Red Cross estimated as many as 93,000 people may have been affected, with food and water supplies running low in devastated zones . Among the missing are two Irish citizens, Santosh Sahu, 46, and Spandan Sahu, 18, listed by Nepal’s tourism department . Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed it was providing consular assistance but declined to comment on individual cases.
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