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Hundreds dead and missing following flash floods in Nepal-Tibet

Rescuers are struggling to reach the disaster zone following a flash flood and mudslide.

Rescue teams have worked through the night to locate survivors of the devastating flash floods that hit northern Nepal, killing nearly two hundred people. Hundreds of people including tourists remain missing.

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Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy.

(Photo: A drone view shows mud covering buildings and property following devastating floods at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal. Credit: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters).

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