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Missing in Nepal-Tibet floods rises past 3,000Missing in Nepal-Tibet floods rises past 3,000

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet exceeded 3,000 on Sunday, as rescuers searched for survivors.Figures from Nepal and from Chinese authorities in charge...

Missing in Nepal-Tibet floods rises past 3,000

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet exceeded 3,000 on Sunday, as rescuers searched for survivors.Figures from Nepal and from Chinese authorities in charge...

Number of missing up to 2,400 in Nepal, China

NUWAKOT, Nepal — The number of people missing in Nepal and China surpassed 2,400 Friday, underscoring the scale of the disaster days after a tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept away villages and killed hundreds.Rescuers were battling through...

Missing in Nepal, China floods soars past 2,400

NUWAKOT, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages.The number of missing soared...

New flood risks slow Nepal, Tibet rescue

RESCUERS plowed on with their search on Friday for survivors of deadly floods and landslides that struck Nepal and Tibet, with the threat of new torrents complicating their gargantuan task.Emergency teams have recovered 482 bodies after a tsunami-like wall...

1,300 missing after floods devastate Nepal, Tibet

NUWAKOT, Nepal — Rescue teams scoured devastated zones on Thursday for more than 1,300 people missing a day after flash floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 270, sweeping away entire villages.Homes were engulfed and vehicles...

Search for 1,300 missing after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

NUWAKOT, Nepal — Rescue teams rushed Thursday to find more than 1,300 people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that killed at least 165 and swept away entire villages.A terrifying clip of surveillance video from...

Everest record-holder Kami Rita Sherpa urges limit on climbers as crowds swell on the peak

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A renowned Mount Everest guide who this week scaled the peak a record 32nd time urged authorities on Friday to limit climbers on the summit.The number of climbers making the ascent on the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) peak from the...