Nepal-Tibet flood: 380 missing as unofficial tolls point to thousands
380 people are missing after a sudden flood on the Nepal-Tibet border, but unofficial estimates suggest the death toll could reach the thousands.
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380 missing on the Nepal-Tibet border: the official figure buried in the mud
Are there really only 380 missing, or should that number be multiplied by ten? A sudden flood has struck the border between Nepal and Tibet, and the official count has stalled at 380 people unaccounted for. Those trinc events on the ground are working with a far darker range: between 5,000 and 10,000 dead.
An impossible count
With every passing hour, the figure of 380 missing looks more like a minimum than a total. In disasters of this kind, early reports always fall short. Remote areas are slow to receive aid, and the mud does not give back what it swallows. Some assume many bodies will never be recovered.
The force of nature was such that only some residents had time to climb to higher ground. The rest were swept away by the current. The lesson is an uncomfortable one: nature knows no borders or censuses, and the mud, as always, will tell the truth. The question is whether the world will want to hear it.
Are there really only 380 missing, or should that number be multiplied by ten? A sudden flood has struck the border between Nepal and Tibet, and the official count has stalled at 380 people unaccounted for. Those trinc events on the ground are working with a far darker range: between 5,000 and 10,000 dead.
An impossible count
With every passing hour, the figure of 380 missing looks more like a minimum than a total. In disasters of this kind, early reports always fall short. Remote areas are slow to receive aid, and the mud does not give back what it swallows. Some assume many bodies will never be recovered.
The force of nature was such that only some residents had time to climb to higher ground. The rest were swept away by the current. The lesson is an uncomfortable one: nature knows no borders or censuses, and the mud, as always, will tell the truth. The question is whether the world will want to hear it.
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