Death Toll in Nepal-Tibet Flood Tops 1,100 as China’s Tibet Toll Remains Unchanged for Days
Nepal Police report more than 4,500 still missing as rights groups question Beijing’s information controls and restricted access to Tibet.
The disaster along the Nepal-Tibet border has resulted in at least 1,109 recovered bodies or confirmed deaths. Nepal Police have recovered 1,093 bodies and report 4,571 people still missing. Identification efforts are ongoing, with details of 911 unidentified bodies posted online and some remains buried after preservation of identifying information.
- At least 1,109 bodies recovered or deaths confirmed after the Aug. 26 disaster.
- Nepal Police have recovered 1,093 bodies and 4,571 people remain missing.
- 1,082 postmortem examinations have been completed.
- 58 bodies have been handed over to relatives.
- Details of 911 unidentified bodies have been posted online.
- 199 unidentified bodies and remains were buried in Chitwan after DNA samples were preserved.
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