The avalanche overwhelmed a hydropower plant
Nearly 100 killed in Nepal avalanche
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- Flash floods triggered by an avalanche have killed at least 95 people in the Tibet region, while hundreds remain unaccounted for.
Catastrophic flash floods sparked by a mountain landslide along the Himalayan border between Nepal and Tibet have killed at least 95 people and left hundreds unaccounted for on Wednesday.
Disaster struck following an ice-rock avalanche on the Lhende Khola river, a tributary of the Bhotekoshi River.
Officials suspect a magnitude 4.4 earthquake in Tibetan territory may have triggered the collapse, blocking the river before sending a massive surge of water downstream into Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading districts.
Torrents of mud engulfed border outposts, homes, and bridges. Authorities in both Nepal and China fear casualties will rise significantly as search operations continue amidst severe terrain destruction.
The Nepal Tourism Board and local police confirmed that at least 384 individuals are officially reported missing, including 291 foreign nationals.
Among the missing foreign tourists and pilgrims are at least 105 Indian citizens, many of whom were traveling toward the sacred Mount Kailash in Tibet, alongside citizens from the United States, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, South Korea, and South Africa.
