At least 469 people have been killed, Nepal police said. The State Department says 90 Americans are unaccounted for in Nepal and China and that it is unaware of any U.S. deaths.
\n\nThe Nepal Red Cross Society says it has shifted its focus from rescue efforts to large-scale relief operations in areas heavily hit by floods.
\n\nBishal Kumar Bhandari, chairman of the Nepal Red Cross, said that around 1,200 people were displaced from at least three villages, The Associated Press reported today.
\n\nMeanwhile, police in Bidur, a Nepalese town downstream from the flood, has warned residents that new floodwaters could be on the way and told them to stay away from the river.
\n\nRescuers combing for survivors in Tibet and Nepal are facing a constant threat from two lakes formed upstream after the catastrophic glacial collapse two days ago.
\n\nToday, Nepal and China said the lake on the Tibet side, which is just 7 miles upstream of the Gyirong border crossing that was entirely wiped out on Wednesday, was leaking water. The lake is carrying over 2 million cubic meters of water and formed around 3,000 feet higher above the border crossing. Chinese authorities yesterday said rainfall could more than…
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