Nepal-Tibet floods: warning signs visible before glacier collapse, report says, as death toll passes 1,000
The death toll from the catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China has passed 1,000 as of Tuesday morning, officials said, with authorities reportedly burying hundreds of unidentified victims after the flood disaster overwhelmed morgues.
TL;DR
- Over 1,000 confirmed deaths from floods in Nepal and China.
- Hundreds of unidentified flood victims buried as morgues are overwhelmed.
- Nepal reports 987 deaths and 3,916 missing, including 583 foreigners.
- China reports 16 deaths and 546 missing.
- Rescue efforts are complicated by challenging terrain, high flood waters, and difficult weather.
- A glacier collapse in Nepal's Langtang National Park triggered the devastating floods.
- Many of the missing are feared trapped in tunnels of 12 hydropower projects in Nepal.
- A pre-disaster meeting between China and Nepal to discuss risks lacked sufficient information sharing, according to Nepali officials.
- A report by HiRISK indicated pre-event signs of the avalanche, questioning disaster preparedness.
- Early warning systems for construction workers were described as 'very weak'.
- Over 11,814 people have been rescued so far.
- The Red Cross estimates over 93,000 people have been affected.
- The floods are linked to glacier instability caused by global warming.