Hundreds missing as flash flood sweeps villages near Nepal-Tibet border

Three Americans are among hundreds of people missing after torrential floods swept through the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and China’s Tibet.

A wall of mud and rock appeared to collapse ​into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China’s Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding on the Nepali side that killed at least 95 people and left ‌hundreds of tourists missing.

In a still-unfolding disaster, verified videos showed dozens of people swept away at the border, with authorities on both sides fearing far higher casualties and massive destruction.

Houses, roads and power projects were swept away in Nepal, while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties” with some missing in the county of Gyirong after a mudslide hit a border land crossing.

Initial reports suggested that an earthquake in the area could have triggered an avalanche and caused the floods, ​Nepal’s foreign minister Shisir Khanal told the country’s parliament on Wednesday, local media reported.