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The Economic Times
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Nepal floods: Death toll hits 1,259, over 5,000 missing

Kathmandu: The death toll due to devastating flash floods in Nepal surged to 1,259 on Thursday, with over 5,000 still missing. The flash floods, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, devastated towns and villages in northern and central Nepal, leaving a trail of destruction.

According to the data released by Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), the death toll from the Bhotekoshi River floods surged to 1,259 on Thursday, with 5,083 still missing.

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