Rescue teams continue their efforts to locate thousands of missing people and rescue those trapped in areas along the border between Nepal and China, three days after the catastrophic flood, with the provisional death toll standing at 623—616 in Nepal and 7 in China.
In the tally, which is constantly being revised, authorities estimate the number of missing persons at 2,326—including 517 foreigners—in Nepal, and 554—including 260 foreigners—in China.
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Nepal’s disaster management agency includes among the missing 933 workers at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric plant, located on the border with China, where survivors have also been found trapped in the plant’s tunnels. Efforts are underway to rescue them, but conditions do not allow for the entrances to the tunnels to be located.
According to the Red Cross, up to 93,000 survivors have been affected by the disaster.
The chances of finding survivors are dwindling rapidly, while rescue teams are attempting to reach the disaster areas, where conditions are making it difficult to deliver drinking water and supplies.
On the other side of the border, in Tibet, rain, blocked roads, the terrain, and the risk of further flooding are hampering the work of rescue teams.
The disaster zone in Tibet is off-limits to foreign journalists, and information comes exclusively from China’s state-run media.
In both Tibet and Nepal, the torrent of ice and mud has led to the formation of enormous lakes that are in danger of overflowing or receding, threatening further devastation to the regions and jeopardizing any rescue and relief efforts.
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Source: CNA
