Nepal-Tibet flood and landslide death toll rises to 955; still missing 4,471

The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Tibet, China, and neighboring Nepal has risen to 955, with over 4,471 people missing, according to a report by news agency AP on Tuesday.

Nepal's Disaster Management Agency reported that 939 deaths have been confirmed in the country so far, with 3,925 people missing—including 592 foreign nationals.
Meanwhile, Chinese authorities said hat 16 people have died in Tibet, while 546 remain missing. Chinese state media reported that 261 of the missing individuals are foreign nationals, over 100 of whom are citizens of Nepal.
The U.S. Department of State confirmed that 80 American citizens are still missing, while 13 have been rescued.
Hydroelectric projects in Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts suffered severe damage. The Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal (IPPAN), reported that at least 900 workers across 12 project sites are unaccounted for, estimating that nearly 500 of them could be trapped inside tunnels.
(Photo: Nepal Army, Reuters)
The Nepalese Army has recovered four bodies from three mud-filled tunnels so far.

Family members continue a agonizing wait for missing loved ones. Two days after the flooding, Maraval Nagappan traveled to Nepal in search of his missing son. After checking rescue centers and morgues, Nagappan searched up to 40 kilometers from the location where his son was last seen, but has yet to find any trace of him.
Reuters add: Nepal's rescue teams, helped by Chinese and Indian experts, stepped up efforts on Monday to reach ​hundreds of people believed to be stuck inside blocked hydropower project tunnels in the aftermath of last week's Himalayan flood.
The unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud and debris ‌carved a trail of destruction in the country's valley towns and villages, as well as across the border in China, on Wednesday, killing more than 900 people, with nearly 5,000 still missing.
A glacier collapse is thought to have triggered the disaster.
Hundreds of bodies, many unidentified, have been buried in shallow graves as they began decomposing in the humid weather in the plains of the Himalayan country after being swept down the mountains by the torrent.
SEARCH TEAMS USE CONTROLLED BLASTS
Nepali officials said that the ​focus was on reaching the 933 workers believed to be trapped at 11 hydropower projects, including many who were working in about half a dozen tunnels, in the two hard-hit districts of ​Rasuwa and Nuwakot.
Pictures and videos shared by rescue teams showed earth-moving equipment digging and shovelling mud and rocks under lights in the dark of the ⁠night as workers watched. Soldiers used torchlight in a big pit they had created to look for space to get into one tunnel.
The Nepali army said search-and-rescue teams were using controlled blasts, excavators and ​searchlights to clear water and mud and reach trapped people. Teams recovered three bodies after entering two tunnels, while other sections remained buried in mud and were still being searched, it said.
“A large amount of ​debris has been deposited and that is posing us a big challenge to open the tunnels,” Nepali army spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet said. “Our main focus is on opening the tunnels.”
NEPAL'S HYDROPOWER PROJECTS BOOM
On Monday, Nepali authorities said 903 people were confirmed dead, with 4,247 missing, including the 933 at hydropower projects. On the Chinese side, authorities said 16 people were killed in Gyirong County and 546 were missing.
The Nepali foreign ministry said that about 590 foreign nationals from 39 countries ​were still missing. More than 10,000 people had been rescued from the flood-hit region, including 323 foreign nationals, it added.