In the high valleys where Nepal and China share the ancient spine of the Himalayas, a wall of water arrived without warning and erased entire villages from the earth. By the time rescuers could count, nearly 3,000 people had vanished and 682 bodies had been recovered — with some of the dead carried by the current as far as India, beyond the reach of those searching for them. It is a disaster that does not end at the waterline: it extends into the grief of families who may never know with certainty what became of those they lost. Amid the devastation, a small act of human persistence — a pipe t
Nepal and China flood death toll nears 3,000 as rescuers breach tunnel
Nearly 3,000 people are missing and 682 bodies have been recovered following devastating floods that engulfed entire villages in the Himalayan region.