Russia denies search operation ended in Nepal
Russian Embassy in Nepal: Forced to refute reports from certain Russian media about the alleged completion of a search operation in Nepal following the catastrophic flash flood that occurred on August 26.
Consensus
- The Russian embassy in Nepal denied that the search operation had been completed.
- No information has been received about DNA matches between relatives of missing Russians and identified bodies.
- Nepalese authorities have not announced the end of the search operation.
- There are no reports of Russian citizens among the victims of recent landslides in the Himalayas.
- A major flood and landslide occurred in northern Nepal on August 26, triggered by a glacier collapse.
- The disaster resulted in at least 1,300 deaths and over 4,800 people missing.
- The search and rescue operation was ongoing as of late September.
Points of divergence
- 12 Russians were among the missing, and the number of missing people was reported as around 5,000. — fontanka
- The number of missing Russians increased to nine by August 30, and four bodies were found after a landslide on September 27. — vedomosti
- The number of dead reached 1,344 on September 5, with 4,898 still missing. — vedomosti
- The number of dead is 1,396, with 5,130 missing. — kommeresant
- A new wave of floods and landslides occurred on September 24, killing at least 12 people. — fontanka
- A landslide on September 27 caused the disappearance of a group of guides and mountaineers, with four bodies found. — vedomosti
- The landslides destroyed over 10 villages, some used as base camps for mountaineers. — vesti
Coverage (5 sources)
- Embassy received no data on Russian casualties from landslides in Nepal — Коммерсантъ
- Russian Embassy in Nepal denies information about completion of search for those missing after flood — Фонтанка
- Russian Embassy refutes reports of search completion after flood in Nepal — Ведомости
- Russian Embassy in Nepal Refuted Information About Completion of Search Operation — Вести
- Russian Embassy in Nepal: — МИД России