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Nepal-China flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of nearly 3,000 missing
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- Catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border have led to a combined toll of 691 dead and over 3,000 people missing, with rescue efforts continuing into their fourth day.
- Authorities are actively transporting survivors to safety and delivering crucial aid, including food and clothing, to severely impacted Nepali districts like Nuwakot.
- Families of the missing are enduring an anxious wait at relief centers and hospitals, desperately searching for news of their loved ones amidst growing despair.
- Rescue operations are severely hampered by the region's challenging terrain, characterized by steep mountains and narrow gorges, necessitating specialized international support for tunnel rescues and survivor detection.
- Hundreds of the missing include foreign workers, trekkers, and pilgrims, complicating the identification and search efforts across the disaster-hit areas.
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