546 Dead, Over 2,000 Missing in Massive Nepal-Tibet Flood

At least 546 people have been killed and more than 2,000 remain missing following devastating flash floods and landslides that swept through parts of the Nepal-Tibet border region, triggering a massive search-and-rescue operation, authorities said yesterday.The disaster struck on Wednesday morning in Nepal’s northern Rasuwa district along the border with Tibet, sending a huge wall of water and debris down the Trishuli River and destroying buildings, bridges and roads. The flooding has caused extensive destruction on both sides of the Nepal-China frontier.