Death toll in Nepal floods rises to 734
The death toll from floods in Nepal has reached 734 people. This was announced on August 30 by the National Directorate for Risk Reduction and Disaster Management of the country.
"734 bodies were found," the agency said in a report on the social network X (ex. Twitter).
In addition, rescuers managed to evacuate almost 8.2 thousand people, including 227 foreign citizens. At the same time, almost 2.5 thousand people are still missing, including about 580 foreigners. More than 19.8 security personnel are involved in rescue operations.
Flooding in Nepal occurred on August 26. The cataclysm almost completely destroyed the popular tourist area of Rasuva.
On August 27, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova advised Russian citizens to refrain from traveling to flood-affected areas of Nepal. Nepalese authorities have warned of the threat of repeated flooding due to the spontaneous formation of a lake formed at the place where the river was blocked by a landslide.
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