The search for survivors is continuing after a brief pause due to the threat of a fresh deluge, with about 1,500 still missing
Nepal and China briefly suspended rescue operations for those missing in Wednesday’s flash flood due to the threat of new onrush of water from a lake that formed on the upper reaches of the Bhote Koshi river.
The lake broke its banks Friday morning and Nepal asked its rescue teams and residents to move to higher ground. Rescue operations resumed soon afterward when the authorities assessed that the risk of flooding was not as severe as initially thought.
CNN reported, citing a spokesperson for Nepal’s National Disaster…
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