682 Dead in Nepal’s Massive Floods, Nearly 3,000 Missing... South Korea’s Rapid Response Team Says It Could Not Confirm Any Survivors

[Financial News]  

On the fourth day of the massive flooding in the Himalayan mountain region along the Nepal-China border, the total death toll in both countries rose to 682 on the 29th local time. The number of missing people was nearing 3,000.
Meanwhile, South Korea’s rapid response team reportedly carried out two helicopter searches but was unable to confirm any survivors.

According to foreign media outlets including AP and AFP, the total death toll has reached 682.
Nepalese authorities said 675 people had died, while the death toll in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), China, also rose to seven.
The total death toll had stood at 579 as of the previous day, but it rose by more than 100 as bodies continued to be recovered.
The number of missing people reached 2,980, with 2,426 in Nepal after a one-day jump of about 500 and 554 in Tibet.
About 500 of the missing are foreigners, including people from India and the United States.

Nine South Koreans remain out of contact, including six Doosan Enerbility employees and three Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd. employees who were dispatched to the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Nepal.
A joint rapid response team sent by the South Korean government searched the area twice from a chartered helicopter on the ground, but found no results.
A team official said they conducted a visual search while flying over the area where the nine missing people are believed to be. He added that the terrain was densely wooded and steep, making access difficult.
The team also analyzed video footage obtained during the flights, but said it showed little difference from what was seen during the visual search. Nepal’s military authorities also searched several locations, including the same site, but were not able to find any survivors.
The rapid response team plans to deploy a civilian helicopter again on the 30th to search nearby areas outside the route used on the 29th.
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