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‘Erased before their eyes’: on the ground in decimated Nepal flood zone - The Latest

Rescue efforts are continuing in Nepal and Tibet after flash floods that have killed hundreds and left many more missing. Fears that a lake formed by the landslide could overflow and cause fresh flooding, along with difficulty accessing disaster-hit areas, are hindering rescue and recovery missions.

‘Erased before their eyes’: on the ground in decimated Nepal flood zone - The Latest

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Rescue efforts are continuing in Nepal and Tibet after flash floods that have killed hundreds and left many more missing.

Fears that a lake formed by the landslide could overflow and cause fresh flooding, along with difficulty accessing disaster-hit areas, are hindering rescue and recovery missions.

Lucy Hough speaks with south Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen, who is in Nepal, about the situation on the ground Continue reading...

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Rescue efforts are continuing in Nepal and Tibet after flash floods that have killed hundreds and left many more missing. Fears that a lake formed by the landslide could overflow and cause fresh flooding, along with difficulty accessing disaster-hit areas, are hindering rescue and recovery missions. Lucy Hough speaks with south Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen, who is in Nepal, about the situation on the ground Continue reading...

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