The floods on the border between Nepal and China, in the Tibet region, caused at least 919 dead and nearly 4800 missing, according to the new updated count of the tragedy. The authorities confirm that the number of fatalities continues to rise significantly.
Among the missing are foreign citizens and workers from hydroelectric power plants operating in the affected region. The presence of these workers suggests that local energy infrastructure may have been impacted by the floods.
The new count represents a considerable worsening of the situation, with hundreds of additional fatalities compared to previous counts. Search and rescue operations continue in an effort to locate the thousands of people still missing.
The floods in the border region between Nepal and Tibet caused one of the worst recent humanitarian catastrophes in the area, overwhelming emergency services and local authorities in their response to the crisis.
