A fresh flood warning forced evacuations in Nepal as rescuers searched for nearly 1,000 people still missing from catastrophic floods, illustrating what the United Nations says is an increasingly difficult challenge: predicting disasters in mountain regions where one hazard can trigger another and cross national borders.
At least 464 people had been killed and 977 remained missing in Nepal as of Friday, according to figures given by the U.N. resident coordinator in the country. Of those missing, 517 were believed to be foreigners, while 3,253 people had been rescued. More than 40 bridges had been destroyed or severely damaged and more than 40 kilometers of road destroyed.
