Nepal floods toll climbs to 469 as search for survivors continues
The death toll from the flash floods that devastated central Nepal rose to 469 on Friday as search and rescue operations continued for the third day, with authorities recovering more bodies from affected areas.
Nepal Police said the bodies had been recovered from eight districts, with Chitwan reporting the highest number of deaths at 178. Another 110 bodies were recovered from Nawalparasi East, 44 from Gorkha, 37 from Nuwakot and 33 from Dhading.
Tanahu reported 28 deaths, while 27 bodies were recovered from Nawalparasi West and 12 from Rasuwa, according to the police.
A total of 1,545 injured and stranded people have so far been rescued from different affected areas. Of them, 84 are currently undergoing treatment at hospitals in Kathmandu.
Search and rescue operations entered their third day, with 7,451 security personnel deployed across the affected regions, including 2,391 Nepal Army personnel, Nepal Police said.
The disaster struck on Wednesday after an ice-rock avalanche triggered by a glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border sent a massive torrent of water, mud and debris downstream through central Nepal.
The floods swept away homes, vehicles, roads and bridges, devastated several settlements and damaged hydropower infrastructure, leaving a trail of destruction across the affected districts.
Rescue teams continued to search damaged settlements and river corridors as authorities assessed the full extent of the destruction.
