At least 95 people have died, and hundreds are missing following floods in China and Nepal

Hundreds of people, including foreign tourists, are missing following a mudslide and flooding in China and Nepal, according to Reuters. Nepalese police reported that 95 bodies had been recovered. In Tibet (which is under Chinese control), three people have been confirmed dead and 265 are missing, according to the Chinese news agency Xinhua.

A massive wall of mud and rocks crashed into a river on the Nepal-China border in the Himalayas, causing flooding on the Nepalese side, the news agency reports. A video released by the agency shows people fleeing, after which the screen is filled with a destructive wave. Homes, roads, and energy infrastructure were swept away in Nepal, while authorities in Tibet are reporting “numerous casualties,” Reuters reports.

At least 384 travelers are missing, 291 of whom are foreigners, including more than 100 Indian citizens, three U.S. citizens, and 12 British nationals, according to Nepal's Ministry of Tourism.

According to initial reports, an earthquake may have triggered the mudslide, Reuters quoted Nepal’s foreign minister as saying. The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) reported that an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale occurred approximately seven minutes before the time recorded in the video of the disaster, the agency noted.

China's Ministry of Natural Resources has declared the second-highest level of emergency, according to Bloomberg. Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered extensive search and rescue efforts for the missing, Xinhua reported.

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