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Nepal-Tibet, glacial flood death toll surpasses 900
Nepal’s disaster management agency counted, on Monday, August 31, 903 dead and 4,247 missing, including 592 foreigners: compared to the toll published by this newspaper on August 30 (750 dead, over 3,000 missing), the increase is of more than 150 victims and over 1,700 missing. On the Chinese side, the figure remains unchanged from Sunday: 16 dead and 546 missing. At least 90 people are reported trapped in hydroelectric plant tunnels; foreign teams are supporting the Nepalese army. The disaster originated from the glacial collapse on Wednesday, August 26, recorded as a seismic event of magnitude 5.2 (AP via NewsNation, ABC News).
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