MITHILA — Deadly flash floods have swept across Nepal, leading to widespread devastation and varying casualty figures from the disaster zones. Recent reports indicate the death toll has climbed sharply, with accounts citing figures ranging from 22 killed up to 734 bodies found and 768 total deaths reported. Emergency personnel have pulled people directly from the mud in affected areas, while authorities have issued alerts in the neighboring Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar following the disaster.
Search and rescue operations are heavily focused on critical infrastructure sites impacted by the deluge. Over 500 workers remain missing at Nepal hydropower projects after the flash floods hit. In response, rescue teams are actively drilling through thick layers of debris in an effort to reach trapped tunnel workers who were cut off during the flooding.
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Written by the Mithila live 24 news desk from reporting by The Hindu.
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