The death toll from last week's devastating floods in Nepal has risen to 987. This brings the combined fatalities from the floods and landslides in both Nepal and Tibet, China, to over 1,000.
According to reports from CNN and The Washington Post citing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), as of this morning, the number of confirmed deaths in Nepal has increased by 48 from the previous day's count of 939. Meanwhile, the number of missing persons stands at 3,916, which includes 583 foreigners, a decrease of nine from the earlier figure of 3,925.
Chinese authorities have reported that 16 people have died and 546 others, including 261 foreigners, are missing due to landslides in the Tibet region near the Nepal border.
Thus far, the total death toll from the floods and landslides in Nepal and China has reached 1,003, with 4,462 individuals reported missing. Among the missing are nine South Korean workers who were employed at a local hydropower construction site.
In response, Nepalese authorities are intensifying rescue operations. A joint rapid response team from our government is set to conduct aerial searches alongside the Nepalese military, as confirmed by a Foreign Ministry official. Additionally, a 44-member overseas emergency relief team (KDRT) is scheduled to be dispatched today.
So far, Nepalese authorities have reported rescuing a total of 11,814 individuals.
This disaster was triggered by a glacier collapse in the Himalayas along the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, which caused debris flows to surge into river basins in the border region. The resulting landslides led to significant human and material losses, including the collapse of border checkpoints between China and Nepal. The Nepalese government estimates that recovery costs from the floods could reach between $4 billion and $5 billion, a sum that approaches 10% of the country's total economic output.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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