Heavy rains and the risk of new floods are hindering rescue efforts in Nepal this Sunday (30), after the devastating landslide that hit a Himalayan border region near the border with China last Wednesday. At least 750 people have died and more than three thousand remain missing, including hundreds of foreigners.
Nepalese authorities urged rescue teams to exercise caution due to rising water levels in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa district. The context of operations has been marked by the difficulty in identifying bodies, carried away by a flood described by a Nepali person interviewed by GLOBO as having "density greater than concrete."
Excavations resumed this Sunday in an attempt to reach a tunnel where about a hundred workers remain buried. The operation had previously been interrupted due to rising water levels, which have once again become an obstacle to the work.
Disaster experts stated that the glacier collapse in Nepal was difficult to predict, adding complexity to the scenario of the tragedy.
