Nepal flood death toll surges past 900

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Catastrophic floods and mudslides in Nepal and across the border in Tibet have become the world’s most severe current emergency, with reporting indicating more than 900 confirmed dead and more than 4,700 people missing. Authorities are warning of additional flooding risks as search-and-rescue teams continue operations in devastated Himalayan river valleys, including efforts to locate people trapped in hydropower tunnels and remote communities cut off by the disaster. The scale of the destruction, the large number of missing people, and the ongoing threat of fresh flooding make this the most urgent global news development right now.

Sources: Reuters, Washington Post, BBC, Business Standard, AP