MITHILA — Authorities report that nearly 2,000 people are missing following devastating flash floods in Nepal. Among those unaccounted for are more than 100 Americans and Canadians. Families are currently awaiting word on the condition and whereabouts of their missing loved ones as communication and assessments continue in the wake of the disaster.
The disaster has caused significant destruction across the region. Satellite imagery captures the before-and-after scale of the damage along the Nepal-China border, showing how the flash floods heavily ravaged the landscape, which is characterized by virgin forest and sheer cliffs.
Anxious family members are closely monitoring updates as news emerges from the flood-affected borderlands. Relatives have expressed deep concern over the timing of the surge, with family members reporting that their parents were crossing the border just an hour before the flood hit the region.
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