More than 5,000 people remain missing following a catastrophic flood on Aug 26 near the China-Nepal border. (EPA Images pic)KATHMANDU: Nepal's president on Friday shortened the waiting period to declare missing disaster victims dead from 12 years to about 1.5 months, as thousands remain unaccounted for following the Himalayan country's devastating flood.
The catastrophic flood on Aug 26 was triggered by a mountain and glacier collapse on the China-Nepal border.
The tsunami-like floodwaters swept through several districts, destroying roads, bridges and hydropower dams and killing more than 1,400 people.
More than 5,000 people remain missing, including hundreds of foreign nationals.
