Nepal: Death toll from deadly floods reaches 1,225 with nearly 4,800 missing

Yesterday 15:50

A week after the devastating floods that struck the Himalayas, the human toll continues to rise. In Nepal, authorities now report 1,204 deaths and 4,216 people missing. Including reported victims from the Tibetan side, the provisional toll exceeds 1,200 dead and 4,700 missing.

A toll that keeps increasing

The disaster that occurred in the mountainous regions of Nepal, near the Chinese border, is becoming increasingly severe.

According to a new provisional toll communicated on Wednesday by Nepalese authorities responsible for emergency management, 1,204 people have lost their lives while 4,216 others are still missing.

A week after the floods, search operations continue in particularly hard-to-reach areas, complicating the definitive assessment of the number of victims.

Tibet also affected

The disaster was not limited to Nepalese territory. Chinese state media reported 21 dead and 541 missing in the Tibetan region.

Adding the two tolls together, the provisional number of deaths thus reaches 1,225, while 4,757 people are missing.

These figures may still evolve as rescue operations and victim identifications continue.

Mountainous areas hit hard

The floods have affected valleys in the Himalayas close to the border between Nepal and China. Mud-laden torrents have ravaged several areas, leaving significant damage in their wake.

The geographical isolation of certain localities severely complicates rescue efforts. Damaged roads and infrastructure also make access to affected areas particularly difficult.

Search efforts continue

As the human toll now exceeds a thousand dead, authorities remain mobilized to locate missing persons and assist affected populations.

The disaster also highlights the vulnerability of communities living in the Himalayan valleys to sudden floods, landslides, and phenomena related to the instability of glacial areas.

For Nepalese authorities, the urgency is now twofold: to continue the search and respond to the needs of survivors while strengthening measures to better anticipate future extreme events.