00:00The death toll from the catastrophic landslide rose to 270 in Nepal, as rescue efforts continue to locate hundreds more
00:08missing.
00:08According to our latest updates by police forces on Thursday morning, 644 tourists are confirmed missing, including 517 foreigners and
00:17127 Nepalese.
00:19Meanwhile, in Tibet, three have been reported dead and 558 missing, 260 of those foreigners.
00:28As for the cause of the catastrophe, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, the seismic activity initially recorded as
00:34an earthquake was, in fact, a glacial collapse and a debris flow, which caused the demoralized, leaving hundreds of dead
00:41and missing people.
00:43Floodings are not rare in the area, as the region's steep belly are economic lifelines and travel corridors, but are
00:50precarious when disaster strikes.
