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NEPAL FLOOD
Nepal flash flood rescue efforts intensify as death toll rises
SUMMARY
Nepal is struggling with catastrophic flash floods that have reportedly killed over 470 people and left more than 1,500 missing. Rescue operations are ongoing, with helicopters evacuating stranded individuals while nearly 90,000 people are affected. Reports indicate 558 people missing on the Chinese side, with rescue workers alerted to possible dam failures.
Survivors have shared harrowing accounts, describing the sudden onslaught of water as resembling a tsunami. Among the missing are 65 Americans, with some already rescued. President Trump has expressed the U.S. commitment to assist Nepal in any way needed as the situation continues to develop.
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