Nepal mourns flood victims while search for survivors continues
At least 1,380 people have died and more than 5,500 remain missing in Nepal and Tibet following the August 26 glacier collapse.
Nepal observed a national day of mourning on Monday (September 7) while rescuers continued searching for survivors of catastrophic floods along its border with China.
Government offices and overseas missions were instructed to fly flags at half-mast, marking the 13th day after the disaster and the end of traditional Hindu mourning. No wider government commemorations were planned while rescue operations continued.
The August 26 glacier collapse sent rock and mud into a border river, unleashing floods that destroyed settlements and buried roads. At least 1,380 people were killed across Nepal and Tibet, with more than 5,500 missing.
Four people had been rescued in recent days: a Chinese national and two hydropower workers pulled from tunnels, and a Nepali woman found alive in her buried home.
Army rescuers estimated that 121 of 900 missing hydropower workers could be trapped underground. Nepal requested international assistance, including specialised rescue equipment, drones and disease-prevention supplies.
Source: Reuters
