Over 558 people missing in Tibet 'Nepal Floods'

China News Agency said Thursday that mudslides in Tibet caused by a glacial collapse have left three people dead and 558 missing, while police in Nepal reported at least 162 were killed after massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China swept through communities a day earlier and halted travel in some areas. 

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that 260 of the 558 missing people were foreigners and two villagers were rescued. At least three people were killed as of Thursday morning, it



said.

Officials in Nepal earlier said 403 people, including 341 foreigners, were reported missing. Sunil Sharma, a tourism board spokesperson, said 133 were from India on pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet, a sacred site for Hindus. 

Also missing were 47 from the United States, 34 from Australia, 33 from Britain and 24 from Canada, he said. The State Department said it was aware of Americans affected.

Drone footage showed roads destroyed and buildings buried by thundering water the color of wet cement.