Authorities Warn of New Flood Risks as Nepal-Tibet Death Toll Tops 800
The reported death toll from the Nepal–Tibet flood rose above 800 on Aug. 30.
The Nepal Police reported 788 deaths. Chinese authorities separately reported 16 deaths and 546 people missing on the Tibetan side in Gyirong, bringing the reported cross-border death toll to 804.
Nepal’s disaster authority has listed 2,502 people missing as of Aug. 30, including 933 people connected to hydropower projects and 592 foreign nationals.
Preliminary figures from Nepal’s education authorities also put 238 students and 18 teachers from three affected districts among the missing.
The Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa rose again early Aug. 30, prompting Nepal’s disaster authority to urge rescue workers and riverside communities from Rasuwa to Chitwan to remain alert, according to Nepalese news outlet OnlineKhabar....




