Nepal Tibet Border Disaster Kills Hundreds, Over 1,400 Missing

Nepal – (Special Correspondent/Web Desk) – The Nepal Tibet border disaster has left more than a thousand people missing after a huge wall of ice, mud, and rock crashed into a river.

The flood hit on Wednesday and swept through a busy trail that links Kathmandu with Lhasa. Many trekkers and pilgrims use this path every year.

Nepal police say 359 people have died so far. Rescue teams keep finding more bodies as water carries them into the plains below.

Helicopters are flying over the damaged areas. Crews are dropping food and supplies to towns that got cut off by the flood.

There is now a new danger. A lake has formed where the flood first struck. Officials say it is rising and could burst at any time.

People living near the river have been told to move to higher, safer ground right away.

Nepal’s Home Minister said rescue teams found about 100 missing Indian visitors and 25 Chinese workers near the worst-hit area. Sadly, many people are still unaccounted for.

The Red Cross says whole villages have been wiped out. Roads and bridges are broken, so many towns cannot be reached easily.

One survivor said the mud came fast and rose higher every second. He tried to save his wife but lost her in the rush of water. He was rescued hours later by helicopter.

Across the border in Tibet, more than 500 people are still missing. Chinese officials say three people have died there so far.

China’s top leader flew to the disaster site to check on rescue work. This shows how seriously Beijing is treating the event.

Videos from the area show strong walls of water pushing away homes, roads, and even parts of a power project.

A geologist explained that the disaster started high in the mountains. An ice avalanche broke loose and quickly turned into a fast-moving mudslide. It moved so fast that people barely had time to escape.

In Nepal’s Chitwan district, workers have already pulled over 100 bodies from the river. Local hospitals are struggling to handle so many at once.

Nepal’s Prime Minister has traveled to the hardest-hit district to see the damage firsthand. His government is now facing one of its biggest challenges yet.

Experts first thought an earthquake caused the flood. But new reports say it was actually the shaking caused by a massive glacier breaking apart.

Chinese officials also warned about another lake that formed upstream. It is already overflowing, and more rain could make things worse in the coming days.

Officials expect the water level in that lake to rise sharply, with the biggest risk expected around the start of September.

Many of the missing were on their way to Kailash Mansarovar, a sacred site for Hindus and Buddhists. Families around the world are anxiously waiting for news of their loved ones.

One woman said she just wants her sister, who was part of a pilgrimage group, to come home safely.

As search teams continue their work, hope remains that more survivors can still be found among the ruins.