The figure was announced at a press conference held by the information office of the regional government, following a joint search and cross-checking of information by foreign affairs, public security, culture and tourism, and emergency management authorities.
There are no Vietnamese citizens on the list of the 23 countries mentioned above.
As of 6 p.m. of Saturday, the catastrophic floods at the Gyirong county, China, killed 16 people and 546 left other missing. Chinese authorities are mobilizing forces and equipment to conduct search and rescue operations in the disaster area.
Last Wednesday, August 26, a glacier on the southern slope of Langtang Lirung mountain in Nepal collapsed at an altitude of approximately 5,200 meters above sea level, triggering an ice avalanche. The mass of ice traveled 22 kilometers at high speed. The ice, rock, and debris reached the Gyirong port area at an elevation of around 1,800 meters, flattening an area of 0.7 square kilometers and destroying 27 buildings and related structures.
