At least 579 people died in floods triggered by a glacier collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border, with over 2,000 still missing. The disaster has claimed lives in Nepal and China, with French nationals among the missing.
French officials confirmed four nationals are still missing after the flood, which struck areas near the Nepal-Tibet border. The foreign ministry reported 80 French people were in the region when the disaster occurred, with 76 accounted for.
The disaster has led to significant search and rescue efforts, with rescue workers resuming searches for hundreds of missing people. The incident highlights the ongoing challenge of locating those still missing in the affected regions.
Differences in reported figures and causes of the disaster are present in the sources, with the exact number of missing people and the specific cause of the glacier collapse remaining unresolved.