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The August 26 floods in Nepal caused significant damage and left many people missing. Authorities initially counted 5,179 missing before revising the figure upwards after checking with district offices.
The number of people missing in Nepal after the August 26 floods has been revised upwards to 6,150, the spokesperson for the Nepalese disaster authorities announced on Wednesday September 16 to AFP. “We collected information on missing persons from district offices and revised the data after verification,” she said. The day before, this figure was 5,179.

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The death toll in Nepal after the August 26 floods has been revised to 6,150 people. With the victims in China, the total rises to 1446 dead and 6669 missing. The Nepalese government estimates the cost of reconstruction at $4.78 billion.