By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – According to media reports on Friday said that the rescue teams are still shifting through debris after devastating floods hit Nepal and Tibet.
Media reported foreign tourists, trekkers and Kailash pilgrims are among those caught in the unfolding disaster.
US President Donald Trump said Nepal can ask for “anything” it needs as rescue teams continue to search through wreckage, offered help.
Trump was speaking to reporters in the Oval Office called the disaster “terrible” and said the United States had already been in touch with Nepal’s leadership.
“We’re sending aid,” Trump said.
He added that Washington had told Nepal it was ready to provide whatever assistance was required. “We let them know anything they want, we’ll have,” he said.
Trump’s remarks came as rescuers faced a huge challenge across debris-covered valleys and hillsides.
Over 392 people have been killed in flash floods hit border areas of Nepal and China’s Tibet.
According to figures released by authorities in the two regions, the number of people still unaccounted for on both sides has reached 1,468.
Nepal’s disaster agency said 910 people were missing, including at least 517 foreigners.
Across the border in Tibet, Chinese authorities reported 558 people missing, among them 260 foreigners.
The figures remain fluid as rescue teams continue searching affected areas and authorities work to match and update their records.
The disaster has also raised concern in Washington.
US State Department said 90 Americans were unaccounted for after the floods.
Three Americans had been rescued, while the department said it had no information about any US citizen deaths.
A State Department spokesperson said “We’re currently tracking 90 Americans who may be impacted by the flood, currently unaccounted for,”.
US announced that it was sending a disaster response adviser to the region and providing $500,000 in aid.
Nepal’s Tourism Board has put the number of missing tourists and travellers, both Nepali and foreign, at 667.
The missing includes foreign tourists and trekkers in Nepal, as well as Hindu pilgrims travelling towards Mount Kailash in Tibet, a major religious destination.
