00:02Rescue efforts entered their fourth day on Saturday in communities buried by catastrophic
00:06flash floods in Nepal and China, with the number of people missing climbing to nearly 3,000.
00:14The combined death toll in Nepal and Tibet has risen to 682, authorities reported,
00:21as thousands of families still await news of their loved ones.
00:25As rescue teams rushed to reach survivors, helicopters arrived loaded with boxes and
00:30bags of aid, including clothes, instant noodles, crackers and rice.
00:36Widespread devastation has left communities short of food and water and entire villages engulfed.
00:42As many as 93,000 people may have been affected, the Red Cross said, with the death toll expected to
00:48rise.
00:50The U.S. Geological Survey said the disaster was caused by a glacial collapse that created
00:55a torrent of debris downstream. While the exact cause of the collapse is unclear,
01:01climate change is causing glaciers to melt worldwide, increasing the risks of such disasters.
Comments