Rescue teams in Nepal and China are searching for thousands missing after a glacier collapse triggered catastrophic floods, mudslides and debris across Himalayan valleys.

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• The death toll from the Himalayan disaster approached 800 on Sunday after a glacier collapse triggered devastating floods and mudslides.
• Nepal’s disaster authority reported 781 deaths and 2,502 missing people, while China reported 16 deaths and 546 missing in Gyirong County.
• The Red Cross estimated that more than 90,000 people could have been affected by the disaster across the Himalayan region.
• Nearly 10,000 Nepali troops have been deployed for rescue operations, supported by specialist teams from India and China.
• Rescue efforts intensified at five hydropower projects, including the Upper Trishuli complex, where hundreds of people may be trapped inside tunnels.
• Nepal began mass burials of unidentified victims as decomposing bodies created public health concerns, while DNA samples were collected for future identification.
• Rescue operations have faced severe weather, rising river levels, landslides and debris, increasing concerns about additional flooding in downstream areas.
• China linked the disaster to glacier instability and long-term global warming effects, deploying more than 2,100 rescue workers and allocating 220 million yuan.