Nepal and Tibet floods: death toll passes 900 on sixth day, 4,247 missing

KATHMANDU: (Web Desk) Rescue work continued for a sixth day after flash floods caused devastation in the border area of Nepal and Tibet. The death toll has passed 900 and 4,247 people are missing.

Rescuers have managed to make a hole in the Trishuli 3A hydropower project large enough to enter and begin searching for survivors. However, no response has so far come from inside.

According to the British broadcaster, 3,655 Nepali citizens and 592 foreigners are missing. They include 933 workers of hydropower projects, as well as 102 Nepali soldiers, police personnel and customs officers.

Dozens of bodies are being found every day. The confirmed death toll in Nepal has now reached 903, up from 781 on Sunday. According to China’s state media, however, the death toll in Tibet is currently 16, while 546 people are missing.

Officials in Shigatse said rescue teams have so far found nobody alive.

According to Nepal’s Ministry of Education, at least 19 schools have been affected in the three worst-hit Districts.

According to the ministry, at least nine schools have been completely destroyed and seven others partially damaged. There are also reports of teachers and students missing from several educational institutions.

According to the latest assessment report of the Ministry of Education and Sports, more than 200 students are missing, while about 20 students were swept away by the flood waters.