‘Major casualties’ feared after flash floods along Nepal-Tibet border
Deathtoll of nine likely to rise as floods and mudslide sweep away houses, roads, bridges and power projects Torrential floods in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and China’s Tibet have killed at least nine people and destroyed roads, bridges and power projects, as authorities in both countries braced for more casualties and worse damage. Houses and roads were swept away in Nepal while officials in Tibet said
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Deathtoll of nine likely to rise as floods and mudslide sweep away houses, roads, bridges and power projects Torrential floods in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and China’s Tibet have killed at least nine people and destroyed roads, bridges and power projects, as authorities in both countries braced for more casualties and worse damage. Houses and roads were swept away in Nepal while officials in Tibet said
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‘Major casualties’ feared after flash floods along Nepal-Tibet border
Deathtoll of nine likely to rise as floods and mudslide sweep away houses, roads, bridges and power projects Torrential floods in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and China’s Tibet have killed at least nine people and destroyed roads, bridges and power projects, as authorities in both countries braced for more casualties and worse damage. Houses and roads were swept away in Nepal while officials in Tibet said
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