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Nepal and Tibet: around 93,000 people affected, according to the Red Cross
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Nepal and Tibet: around 93,000 people affected, according to the Red Cross

The death toll continues to rise in the Nepal and Tibet floods as the situation remains fast-moving. The Red Cross says around 93,000 people have been affected. International aid is arriving from several countries, but rescue efforts have been hampered by the difficulty of coordinating operations in the remote Himalayan terrain. The epicentre of the disaster was only reached 48 hours after the floods began. FRANCE 24's Jamie Smith-Maillet has the latest.

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The death toll continues to rise in the Nepal and Tibet floods as the situation remains fast-moving.

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