To 16, the number of deaths on the Chinese side was increased as a consequence of flash floods that hit the borders of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday," reported government CCTV on Sunday. Thus, the full balance of the tragedy, including 675 killed in Nepal, is already 691 victims.
The erstwhile balance sheet reported by the Chinese service spoke of 7 dead.
Local authorities in Beijing-controlled Tibet reported that 546 people are inactive wanted on the Chinese side. Among them are 261 foreigners from 23 countries. People of Nepal – 104, India – 49, Latvia – 33, USA – 18 and large Britain – 15, among others.
In Nepal, as the Emergency Management Agency (NDRRMA) reported on Saturday, a body, including body fragments, 675 people, was found. inactive 2478 missing, including 933 hydroelectric workers and 589 foreigners. Over 75,000 people were saved.
NDRRMA issued a Sunday informing against rising water level in the Bhote Koshi River. It is 1 of the 2 main watercourses, which overturned on Wednesday a powerful mass of water and debris flowing, dramatically destroying the full valleys. The media-published recordings show densely flooded villages and towns where only single buildings remain.
At the same time, the independent investigation organisation ICIMOD based in Nepal has alerted about the serious hazard of secondary flooding. Experts fear that the rubble may have blocked the narrow sections of the riverbed of the neighboring Trishuli River, creating a alleged landslide dam, which threatens to liberate another wave.
APW, PAP
