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Seventeen dead and hundreds unaccounted for as flash flood hits Nepal-Tibet border

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A flash flood and mudslide struck the Nepal-Tibet border region in Rasuwa early Wednesday, resulting in at least 17 deaths. The disaster caused significant destruction to local infrastructure, including roads and villages, leaving nearly 400 people currently unaccounted for in the aftermath of the event.

Authorities have reported that the missing individuals include foreign nationals from the United States, India, Australia, Malaysia, and Britain. Search and recovery operations are ongoing as officials assess the impact of the flooding in the area north of Kathmandu.

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Channel NewsAsia (SG) Focus on the international diversity of the missing persons
MyJoyOnline (Accra, Ghana) (GH) Focus on the scale of casualties and infrastructure destruction
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