Death toll after avalanche on Nepal-China border rises to 1,003

Nepal's disaster management authority reported on Tuesday (1) that the official death toll was updated to 987 after the devastating avalanche that hit the border with China, bringing the total number of fatalities in the two countries to 1,003.

Among the victims who were not found after the catastrophe were also 62 Ukrainians, 51 Malaysians, 42 Australians and 33 British citizens, according to the reports, which include information from Nepal's tourism department and embassies.

Although the exact cause of the glacier collapse is unclear, climate change is causing ice masses to melt across the planet, increasing the risk of this type of catastrophe.