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The Times of India
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Vishant Agarwala

Experts fear toll could cross 2015 quake of 8.8k

Nepal TOI Tibet Gorkha Trishuli

TRISHULI BAZAAR: Three days have passed since the last reported live rescue from Nepal's flood-hit hydropower belt, while mud-filled tunnels remain the biggest hope for hundreds still missing. With 1,280 people confirmed dead and another 5,624 were unaccounted for across Nepal and Tibet - a combined 6,904 - experts fear the final toll could surpass the nearly 8,800 killed in the 2015 Gorkha earthquake.

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