Rescuers search for nearly 3,000 missing after floods in Nepal and China
Teams in Nepal and China are still looking for survivors after flooding along the border killed hundreds and left villages buried in mud and debris.
Rescue crews in Nepal and China kept searching on Saturday for almost 3,000 people still unaccounted for after floods swept through border communities earlier in the week. The disaster has left entire villages damaged and residents trying to return to what remains of their homes.
Officials and media reports said at least 682 bodies had been recovered across the two countries, including 675 in Nepal and seven in China. The search has focused on areas hit hardest by fast-moving water and landslides.
In Bidur, Nepal, residents were seen digging through thick mud to salvage belongings from homes left devastated by the flooding, according to reporting from The New York Times. The scene reflected the scale of the destruction as people tried to recover basic possessions.
The flooding struck communities along the Nepal-China border and prompted a large-scale recovery effort that was still underway days later. Authorities in both countries continued to look for survivors and the missing as the death toll rose.
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