Nepal is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis after devastating floods and landslides swept through parts of the Himalayan region. According to the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, 903 bodies have so far been recovered, while 4,247 people remain missing.
Rescue teams are continuing large-scale search operations across the affected areas. However, their efforts are being severely hampered by collapsed infrastructure, thick mud, debris and difficult mountainous terrain.
Families Search for Missing Relatives
In Kathmandu, desperate families have been posting photographs of missing relatives on hospital walls as they wait for any information about their loved ones.
Many of those still unaccounted for are believed to have been caught in remote areas affected by floods and landslides. Authorities fear that the death toll could rise further as rescue workers reach previously inaccessible locations.
Search Operation at Hydropower Facility
One of the major search efforts is underway at the Trishuli-3A hydropower plant, where rescuers have managed to create an opening that allows them to enter part of the damaged facility and search for people who may be trapped inside.
No response has been detected from inside so far. More than 2,500 people are believed to remain missing in connection with several hydropower facilities across Nepal, including a significant number of workers.
Foreign nationals are also among those reported missing.
Survivors Still Being Rescued
Despite the scale of the disaster, rescue teams have managed to save several people in successful operations, raising hopes that more survivors could still be found.
Authorities and emergency workers remain focused on reaching isolated communities and locating those who are still unaccounted for.
Situation in Tibet
The disaster has also affected areas across the border in Tibet, which is under Chinese administration. Official figures put the death toll there at 16, while another 546 people are reported missing.
A substantial proportion of those missing in Tibet are believed to be foreign nationals.
With search operations continuing on both sides of the border, authorities are warning that the full scale of the disaster may not become clear until rescuers gain access to all of the hardest-hit areas.
