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BREAKING: At least 12 people from the UK are among hundreds missing after flash floods hit a Nepal border area, initial figures say. @nevilleskynews has the latest.https://t.co/Lxy6FauFNw?????? Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/toE1cQbti6
TL;DR
- Flash floods and mudslides hit a Nepal border area early Wednesday.
- Excessive snowmelt in the Bhote Koshi River is the suspected cause.
- At least nine people have died, with hundreds more believed to be missing.
- 12 people from the UK, including a 13-year-old girl, are among the missing.
- Two Irish nationals are also reported missing.
- The Nepal government has declared the flood-hit area a disaster zone for three months.
- Homes have been swept away, and several villages affected.
- The military has rescued close to 100 people.
- 15 military choppers and private helicopters are involved in rescue missions.
- The whereabouts of over 100 Indian tourists are unknown.
- The country's tourism board confirmed 384 people are missing in total.
- Nepalese police have since confirmed 18 deaths.