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Nepal-Tibet flood live updates: Rescue efforts resume after being halted over fears of renewed flooding

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. About 30 Canadians and permanent residents are missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal…

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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.

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About 30 Canadians and permanent residents are missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and the Tibet region, the Canadian government said.

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“Given the extremely difficult circumstances on the ground, this number will fluctuate as new information comes in,” it said in a statement yesterday.

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Nepal said it does not need international assistance with search-and-rescue ​operations following the devastating flash flood, despite offers of help from several countries with nationals missing in the disaster.

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Hundreds of foreign nationals are still ​missing, including from India, South Korea, Australia and the United States. But Nepal said it was managing the rescue efforts.

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“The offer for help is ​natural. Our security agencies are doing the search and rescue operation. For now we don’t require such help,” Lok Bahadur Chhetri, spokesperson for the foreign ministry, said today without providing further details.

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Nepalese authorities have resumed rescue operations in the region hit by a devastating flood this week, an army spokesperson said, after a brief suspension due to concerns about water overflowing from a…

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