Nepal: 987 bodies recovered in Rasuwa, nearly 900 missing at eleven hydropower sites

South Africa

4 SOURCES

External perspective, without nationals at stake · 4 of 14 countries

Pretoria highlights the failed sharing of information between Kathmandu and Beijing on glacial risks before the flood, while emphasizing the commitment of South African rescuers on the ground in Nepal.

Germany

incl. 3 state outlets

6 SOURCES

External perspective, without nationals at stake · 4 of 14 countries

Berlin draws a clear distinction between the human toll in Rasuwa and the organized silence on the Chinese side of the border, where digital censorship erases images of the disaster.

Australia

5 SOURCES

Countries with missing nationals · 6 of 14 countries

Canberra is gauging the Nepalese catastrophe by the 43 of its citizens who are missing, between partial relief for two of them and the first officially confirmed loss.

Bangladesh

2 SOURCES

Himalayan regional neighbors · 3 of 14 countries

Dhaka draws a national lesson from the Nepalese disaster: its shared river basins, hills, and coastlines face the same climate risks.

Brazil

2 SOURCES

External perspective, without nationals at stake · 4 of 14 countries

Brasília is gauging the Nepalese catastrophe by the individual plight of its victims: workers trapped in the tunnels of dams, families gathered in front of photo walls in Kathmandu, and doubts cast over fake videos that circulated online.

China

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2 SOURCES

Chinese side · 1 of 14 countries

Beijing separates its national toll, contained in Xizang, from the much heavier one in Nepal, and highlights its aid to Kathmandu as well as the climate origin of the disaster.

South Korea

4 SOURCES

Countries with missing nationals · 6 of 14 countries

Seoul is gauging the catastrophe based on its nine nationals who have gone missing in the tunnels of the Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric project, where access to rescue efforts was delayed by Nepalese authorities.

United States

3 SOURCES

Countries with missing nationals · 6 of 14 countries

The United States government is questioning the slow response of the Nepalese government in accepting foreign aid, as 85 Americans remain unaccounted for and the US embassy releases $3.6 million in emergency assistance.

France

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7 SOURCES

External perspective, without nationals at stake · 4 of 14 countries

France notes a distinction in the Himalayan flooding, with two sides telling different stories: Nepal, which is detailing its toll down to the workers trapped in hydroelectric tunnels, and China, which is censoring and downplaying its own situation in Tibet.

India

4 SOURCES

Himalayan regional neighbors · 3 of 14 countries

New Delhi is first assessing the human cost paid by its own citizens in the Nepalese disaster, before linking the tragedy to its own Himalayan glacial vulnerability and the uncertainty maintained by Beijing on the Tibetan side.

Japan

2 SOURCES

Countries with missing nationals · 6 of 14 countries

Tokyo is first gauging the Nepalese catastrophe by the five of its nationals who remain unaccounted for, before questioning the vulnerability of the hydroelectric tunnels where workers are still trapped.

Malaysia

3 SOURCES

Countries with missing nationals · 6 of 14 countries

Kuala Lumpur is gauging the Nepalese disaster by the 51 of its nationals who remain unreachable, between waiting for the green light to deploy the SMART team and regional solidarity with Singapore.

Népal

6 SOURCES

Himalayan regional neighbors · 3 of 14 countries

Kathmandu is tallying its living and dead, site by site: 987 bodies found, 894 workers still missing from eleven hydroelectric projects, with psychological support only just beginning a week after the flood.

United Kingdom

4 SOURCES

Countries with missing nationals · 6 of 14 countries

London is gauging the catastrophe by the toll on its own citizens: more than thirty Britons are missing, a rapid deployment team has been dispatched to the scene, while the British press is detailing the rescue efforts in the flooded hydroelectric tunnels.