Deadly flash floods have swept through the Himalayas, wiping out entire villages in Nepal and Tibet, with the number of missing rising to almost 3,000 as families post photographs of loved ones at a Kathmandu hospital, according to the Guardian.
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Key facts
- Flash floods have coursed through the Himalayas, wiping away entire villages in Nepal and Tibet, according to the Guardian.
- By Saturday morning, the number of missing had risen to almost 3,000 across both Nepal and Tibet, the Guardian reported.
- Families are pinning posters of missing loved ones to the wall of a Kathmandu hospital.
- The missing include a schoolgirl, a baby, a young couple and other residents pictured in the posters.
Posters of the missing line the wall of a Kathmandu hospital, the glue still fresh beneath them, as families cling to hope for loved ones who vanished when deadly flash floods tore through the Himalayas, according to the Guardian.
The images capture ordinary lives interrupted: a schoolgirl smiling in her uniform, a chubby-cheeked baby, a couple on their wedding day, a young man standing atop a mountain peak, and a girl with flowing hair peeking out from behind a door. They represent just a fraction of the thousands who have not been seen since the disaster, the Guardian reported.
The floods coursed through the mountains and wiped away entire villages, the Guardian reported. By Saturday morning, the toll of the missing had risen to almost 3,000 across both Nepal and Tibet.
Families were trying not to give up hope for their loved ones, according to the Guardian’s account from the hospital. It is not yet clear from the report how many of the missing have been confirmed dead or found alive.
Why it matters
With almost 3,000 people reported missing across Nepal and Tibet, the floods underscore the vulnerability of Himalayan communities to sudden, catastrophic flooding and the human cost of such disasters in the region.
Frequently asked questions
How many people are missing after the Himalayan floods?
By Saturday morning, the number of missing had risen to almost 3,000 across both Nepal and Tibet, according to the Guardian.
Where are families searching for their loved ones?
Families are gathering at a hospital in Kathmandu, where they have pinned posters of missing relatives to the wall in the hope of finding news.
What caused the disaster?
The Guardian reports that deadly flash floods coursed through the Himalayas, wiping away entire villages in Nepal and Tibet.
Timeline
- ‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospital
The Guardian World: Family members pin photos of Nepal’s missing to hospital wall as people try not to give up hope on loved ones Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Posters of the missing line the wall of the hospital, the glue still fresh beneath. A schoolgirl smiling in her uniform; a beamin