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Rescuers battle to reach parts of Nepal obliterated by collapsed glacier flood amid fears thousands are dead : Hundreds of tourist families face agonising wait for news of relatives caught in torrent as receding waters reveal grisly toll

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Current understanding

Current understanding

A report says rescuers are battling to reach parts of Nepal described as obliterated by a collapsed glacier flood, while fears rise that thousands may be dead. [1]

The same report says hundreds of tourist families are facing an agonizing wait for news of relatives caught in the torrent. [1]

It also says receding waters are revealing what the report calls a grisly toll. [1]

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Impact assessment

10/100

Impact assessment

routine human impact

Multiple ownership groups report the event, but their claims are not directly comparable.

Score breakdown

What shaped this score

Each dimension is scored separately out of 100.

Loss of life and injury10/100
People affectedNot yet evidenced
Living conditionsNot yet evidenced
Ongoing riskNot yet evidenced
Duration and relief accessNot yet evidenced
Wider societal impactNot yet evidenced

The strongest evidenced dimension establishes the base score. Separate human-impact dimensions can add a bounded share of the remaining headroom without double-counting the same harm.

What the reporting supports

  • Reported injuriesInjuries reported without a reliable count1,400 missing