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Nepal Flash Floods Live Updates: Sudden flash floods in Nepal's Rasuwa district cause destruction and trigger rescue efforts

Nepalese rescuers are racing against time to find survivors and bodies buried under the slush, with Prime Minister Balendra Shah pledging all government resources to relief work.

The Nepal Army, police and helicopter teams are continuing search-and-rescue efforts in the affected areas. Indian authorities are working closely with their Nepali counterparts, and emergency helplines have been set up for families of those affected.

The flash floods in the Bhote Koshi river have inflicted severe damage on Timure Bazaar and the customs area at the Rasuwa border crossing.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority of Nepal, in a post, detailed the analysis by Planet Labs showing an ice-rock landslide about 20 kilometres northeast of the Rasuwagadhi Nepal-China border crossing triggered a debris-laden flood in Lhende Khola.

CCTV footage from Gyirong Port in Tibet shows a massive flash flood surging through the area, which then crossed into Nepal's Rasuwa district, causing widespread destruction along the Bhote Koshi River.

Nepal's energy ministry said around 430 megawatts of electricity supplies had been affected, largely because of damage to hydroelectric projects. That is more than 12 per cent of the country's total installed hydropower capacity of 3.2 gigawatts.

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According to the Nepal Tourism Board, at least 384 travellers, including 291 foreigners and 93 Nepali nationals, are reported missing from the flood-affected area

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