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Nepal-Tibet floods: 'A woman died in front of my eyes', says BBC journalist
I enter the camp to an absolutely heartbreaking scene.
TL;DR
- Over 400 people have died following flash floods and landslides near the Nepal-Tibet border.
- Hospitals are struggling to cope with 900 injured survivors, and hundreds are still missing.
- A BBC journalist described heartbreaking scenes at an army camp converted into a search and rescue center in Nuwakot.
- Survivors searched desperately for missing loved ones, and witnessed immense trauma and grief.
- The journalist recounted witnessing a woman collapse and die while being treated at the center.
- Dozens of helicopters were mobilized for search and rescue operations, offering rays of hope to those waiting.
- Poor internet connectivity in affected areas made immediate information sharing difficult.
- The journalist found this disaster one of the most heartbreaking they had ever covered.