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Nepal Flood Death Toll Passes 900 as Nearly 4,800 People Remain Missing
Picture entire hillsides washed away and rescue crews wading through mud, still searching for almost 4,800 people days after Nepal's deadliest monsoon flooding in recent memory.
4,800people still missing in Nepal's floods
The facts
- 1Nepal's monsoon floods have killed more than 900 people, with rescue operations still underway across the affected regions.
- 2Nearly 4,800 people remain missing, making it hard for officials to confirm the true scale of the disaster.
- 3Authorities have carried out mass burials to manage the rising death toll amid concerns about disease and decomposition.
- 4Families of the missing argue mass burials could make it harder to identify loved ones, creating public controversy in Nepal.
- 5Nepal's steep mountain terrain and heavy monsoon rains make it highly prone to flash floods and landslides most years.
Why it matters
Mass-casualty disasters test how governments balance urgent public health needs against the rights and dignity of families waiting for answers about missing relatives.
Sources
- Deutsche Welle
- Al Jazeera
