Casualties Surge: At Least 750 Dead, Over 3,000 Missing

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Amidst such devastating natural disasters, miraculous rescue stories are being reported. However, the death toll has surged rapidly, with 750 people confirmed dead so far, and the number of reported missing exceeding 3,000.

Reporter Yu Deok-gi has the details.

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As Nepali armed police barely lift a shattered concrete structure, the face of a small child covered in dry mud is revealed.

A 6-year-old girl was miraculously rescued last Friday, two days after the massive flood struck.

The girl was reportedly transferred to the capital, Kathmandu, for treatment, but the fate of her parents remains unconfirmed.

Tension runs high across most disaster-stricken areas in Nepal due to widespread damage and fears of secondary floods.

Residents look on in utter despair at the village, which has been completely ravaged and covered in gray mud.

[Disaster Victim : I am from Rasuwa and I have lost everything. My house and belongings are all gone. My house is completely destroyed. I don't know where my children are.]

[Santoshi Dangol / Husband Missing : I feel like my husband will come back, but after seeing the photos (of the deceased), I am afraid.]

It has been five days since the massive floods and landslides struck Nepal and China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

The death toll released by both countries has surged to at least 750, with the number of missing persons exceeding 3,000.

Chinese authorities announced that no survivors have been found yet despite continued searches in the border region on the Tibetan side, which was hit hard by debris early in the disaster.

[Ren Wei / Deputy Commander of China Emergency Rescue Battalion : Despite deploying a significant force and making great efforts, it is deeply regrettable that no new survivors have been found so far.]

Taking the opportunity of this catastrophe, the top diplomats of China and Nepal have agreed to expand the sharing of water level and flow rate information from the upper reaches of Tibet in China.

The two countries also discussed strengthening mechanisms to establish an effective early warning system.

[Video Editing : Kim Jin-won]
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