00:00The death toll from a flash flood that struck the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, August 26,
00:05rose to 359 as rescue efforts continue to locate hundreds more missing.
00:10According to the latest update by the police forces, on Thursday, 1,000 people are confirmed missing.
00:17Meanwhile, in Tibet, three have been reported dead due to the catastrophe.
00:21According to the United States Geological Survey, the seismic activity initially recorded
00:26as an earthquake was, in fact, a glacial collapse and a debris flow,
00:30which caused the demodels to leave in hundreds dead and other missing.
00:34Floodings are not rare in the area as the region's step valleys are economic lifelines and travel corridors,
00:41but are precarious when disaster strikes.
