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Dozens of Brits missing after flash floods as rescuers conduct desperate search
A desperate search is underway at the border of Nepal and Tibet after hundreds of people were swept away by horror flash floods and mudslides.
TL;DR
- Hundreds of people were swept away by flash floods and mudslides at the Nepal-Tibet border.
- The disaster was caused by a glacial collapse and debris flow, not an earthquake.
- Dozens of British citizens are among the 403 missing individuals.
- The death toll stands at 157 and is expected to increase.
- Many Indian nationals were in the region for a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash.
- Videos show scenes of terror with villages razed and bridges washed away.
- Rescue efforts are underway, but hampered by the widespread devastation.