Over 170 people dead and hundreds more missing after flash flood in Nepal and Tibet The death toll continues to rise after massive flash floods hit a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday.
The death toll continues to rise after massive flash floods hit a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday.
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