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Nepal-China flood rescue enters fourth day as death toll and missing count rise
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NUWAKOT, Nepal (AP) — Poor weather temporarily hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal on Saturday as the search for thousands of missing people in areas devastated by catastrophic flash floods along the border with China entered its fourth day.
Key facts
- Rescue workers and military personnel have been working around the clock since Wednesday’s disaster, which killed more than 600 people and left about 3,000 missing
- NUWAKOT, Nepal (AP) — Poor weather temporarily hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal on Saturday as the search for thousands of missing people in areas devastated by catastrophic flash floods along the border with China entered its
- Families anxiously await news of missing loved ones
- Rescuers battle to find survivors at disaster-hit areas
- Search continues at devastated China-Nepal border crossing
Summary
Rescue workers and military personnel have been working around the clock since Wednesday’s disaster, which killed more than 600 people and left about 3,000 missing. Some survivors have been pulled from the mud, while crews continue searching several locations for those still missing.
But Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet, a Nepali Army spokesperson, said Saturday morning that helicopter operations were on hold until weather conditions improved. Flights resumed in some areas later in the day.