Nepal adds 1,000 to flood missing list, count tops 6,100; 10 bodies found at 2 hydel tunnels

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   Nepal flood missing count exceeds 6,100 as recovery continues

   Nepal has increased its list of missing persons by 1,000, bringing the total count to over 6,100. Search teams discovered 10 bodies within two hydroelectric tunnels. Recovery efforts continue three weeks after the floods, though many villages remain buried in mud and a large portion of recovered bodies remain unidentified. Survivors in affected towns report that little remains of their former lives and homes.

   Why it matters

   Severe flooding along the Himalayan path wiped out entire towns and villages. The scale of the disaster has complicated identification efforts and the physical recovery of survivors.

   What is confirmed

   • Thousands of people remain missing weeks after the Nepal floods.
   • Villages in Nepal remain buried in mud three weeks after the flooding.

   Still unconfirmed

   • Ten bodies were found at two hydroelectric tunnels.

   What to watch next

   • Identification of recovered bodies
   • Progress of mud clearance in buried villages
   Sources used for this update (6)

   1. The New York Times — Along Himalayan Floods’ Path, Wiped Out Towns and Mounting Grief
   2. dw.com — Nepal: thousands still missing as flood recovery begins
   3. Reuters — Weeks after Nepal flood, thousands still missing and most recovered bodies unidentified
   4. Yahoo — Photos: Villages in Nepal remain buried in mud 3 weeks after deadly flood
   5. The Times of India — Nepal adds 1,000 to flood missing list, count tops 6,100; 10 bodies found at 2 hydel tunnels
   6. Yahoo — In a Nepal town, flood survivors find little trace of former lives
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