Experts fear Nepal-Tibet flood toll could cross 2015 quake of 8.8k

TRISHULI BAZAAR (Nepal): Three days have passed since the last reported live rescue from Nepal’s flood-hit hydropower belt, while mud-filled tunnels remain the biggest hope for hundreds still missing. With 1,280 people confirmed dead and another 5,624 unaccounted for across Nepal and Tibet — a combined 6,904 — experts fear the final toll could surpass the nearly 8,900 killed in the 2015 Gorkha earthquake.