Nepalda daşqın fəlakətində ölənlərin sayı 734-ə çatıb: Minlərlə insan itkin düşüb

Large-scale search and rescue efforts initiated after the devastating flood disaster in parts of Nepal close to the Chinese border continue uninterruptedly. Teams are racing against time to save citizens caught in the flood waters affecting the region. According to the latest statement made by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Agency, the dead bodies of 734 people have been found so far in the works carried out in different regions affected by the disaster.

Race Against Time for Thousands of Missing People

While debris removal and identification efforts continue in the areas hit by the disaster, the size of the loss balance increases concerns. Authorities reported that a total of 2,498 people, including 589 foreign tourists who visited the region, have still not been heard from. Military units and local rescue teams continue to work in difficult terrain conditions to find missing people.

Bhotekoshi River Sounds Alarm and Urgent Aid from the USA

A state of alert has been declared in the region against a new wave of disasters. Authorities stated that the water level in the Bhotekoshi River continues to rise, exceeding the critical threshold, and warned local people living around the river bed about urgent evacuation and high sensitivity. It was reported that the number of people who lost their lives due to floods in the Tibet Autonomous Region, located on the Chinese side of the border, reached 7.

The international community also took action in the face of the humanitarian crisis. In its statement on the social media platform This aid package is aimed to be delivered to approximately 10 thousand households directly affected by the flood.

The Truth Behind the Disaster: Not an Earthquake, but a Glacier Collapse

The flood that occurred in Rasuwa region of Nepal on August 26 caused great destruction in the region. Search and rescue teams could only be sent to the region by helicopters, where dozens of bridges collapsed and roads were completely closed to traffic. The US Geological Survey (USGS), which detected seismic activity in the region in its first reports, later updated its data and explained the source of the earthquake. USGS announced that the 5.2 magnitude seismic movement was not a tectonic earthquake, but a massive glacier collapse.

Experts working at the Kathmandu-based International Center for Mountain Development (ICIMOD) also made statements supporting this determination. Experts stated that the flood occurred as a result of an avalanche triggered by huge glacier pieces breaking off from mountainous areas. Drawing attention to the negative effects of climate change on the glaciers in the region, experts emphasized the importance of early warning systems to prevent similar disasters.