After the mudslide – the death toll grows

 

TT-AFP-A

 

Published 07.41

  

A drone image of the area where the mudslide swept through. The image was taken on Sunday. Photo: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP/TT

The devastating mudslide in Nepal has so far claimed at least 903 lives and more than 4,000 people are still missing, as rescue efforts enter their sixth day.

Authorities in Nepal are intensifying rescue efforts to locate and rescue people trapped under the mass of mud and debris.

“We are working on search and rescue efforts to help people who have been stranded,” says Nepal’s army spokesman, Raja Ram Basnet.

Several foreign teams are assisting local rescue workers in the search for workers trapped in tunnels at hydroelectric power plants. At least 90 people are reported by the authorities to be trapped in such tunnels.

Chinese authorities on Sunday raised the death toll on their website from seven to 16. According to the state-run Chinese news agency Xinhua, 546 people are missing, of whom 261 are foreign nationals.