Debris flow disaster on Nepal-China border leaves many dead and missing

[New Delhi Current Affairs] The debris flow disaster that occurred in the Nepal-China border area has affected approximately 7,570 homes and more than 32,900 people, according to Nepali authorities. More than 10 days have passed since the outbreak on August 26th, and many people have lost their homes and are living in inconvenient evacuation shelters.

On September 5, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the preliminary results of its investigation into the damage. According to the report, more than 1,800 hectares of farmland was damaged, as well as infrastructure such as roads and bridges. Thirteen hydroelectric power plants were damaged and 783 megawatts of power generation capacity was lost. According to power officials, this represents about 17% of the country's installed power generation capacity. There are concerns about power supply shortages in the winter when rainfall decreases.

According to Nepal's disaster management authority, 1,341 people have been confirmed dead in the country. The whereabouts of 4,996 people are still unknown. On the 6th, China's state news agency Xinhua reported that 43 people were killed and 519 people missing on the Chinese side.

On the 5th, a Chinese man was rescued from a hydroelectric power plant tunnel buried in mud in Rasuwa District, central Nepal. On the same day, a woman in her 60s was rescued from a house in the central Nuwakot district.