Nepal Revises Flood Missing Toll to 6,150 as 10 Bodies Are Found in Hydropower Tunnels
TL;DR
Nepal on Wednesday raised the number of people recorded as missing from the Aug 26 floods to 6,150 (up from 5,179) after district-wide verification, as rescuers recovered 10 bodies from two hydropower tunnels in Rasuwa (Chilime and Upper Trishuli-1), pushing the national toll to about 1,446 dead and 6,669 missing.
- Nepal adds 1,000 to flood missing list, count tops 6,100; 10 bodies found at 2 hydel tunnels The Times of India
- Weeks after Nepal flood, thousands still missing and most recovered bodies unidentified Reuters
- Along Himalayan Floods’ Path, Wiped Out Towns and Mounting Grief The New York Times
- Nepal: Thousands still missing as flood recovery begins dw.com
- In a Nepal town, flood survivors find little trace of former lives Yahoo
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