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TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY, AND CLIMBING
Nepal’s police said Thursday that search teams have recovered 270 bodies following Wednesday’s catastrophic flash flood along the Nepal-Tibet border. That’s a sharp rise from the 157 confirmed dead this space reported Wednesday night. More than 1,300 people remain missing across the affected region spanning Nepal and China’s Tibet, including more than 700 foreign nationals. Police said the toll is expected to keep climbing as floodwaters recede and rescue teams…
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