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Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation

The disaster authority and the Flood Forecasting Division issued early-morning alerts to residents of Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts in Nepal, advising them to stay vigilant amid reports of renewed flooding in the Bhotekoshi. The warning came after Chinese authorities shared information indicating increased water…

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The disaster authority and the Flood Forecasting Division issued early-morning alerts to residents of Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts in Nepal, advising them to stay vigilant amid reports of renewed flooding in the Bhotekoshi. The warning came after Chinese authorities shared information indicating increased water flow upstream. (AP Video by Rajesh Kumar Singh and Shonal Ganguly)

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As rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border entered their fourth day Saturday, authorities were still finding survivors and transporting them to safety. At relief centers, while some arrived, families of others waited anxiously for news of their loved ones as the death toll and the number of people unaccounted for continued to rise. (AP video shot by: Rajesh Kumar Singh and Rishi Lekhi)

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In one of the areas worst hit by Wednesday’s catastrophic floods in Nepal, a group of schoolchildren managed to survive when they happened to leave their classroom for their lunch break. (AP Video: Shonal Ganguly)

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Nepal’s disaster agency said Sunday the death toll had climbed to 788 with 2,502 missing, while Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing on the Chinese side of the border. (AP video by Shonal Ganguly and Niranjan Shrestha)

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