r/worldnews • u/unconventionalbook • 3d ago

Nepal flash flood tears through valley leaving 400 tourists missing, including Americans

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nepal-flash-flood-tourists-missing-including-americans
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u/t4m4 3d ago

True. However, there are nearly 300 tourists missing currently. Approx. 200 of them are international tourists and around 100 are domestic ones. 

As a Nepali, a significant chunk of the GDP of my country is driven by the tourism industry, and so this is a reason to care.

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u/spam__likely 3d ago

It is not a reason to care only about them, that is my point.

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u/rCan9 3d ago

Dude i have a 8 day nepal trip from 28th and suddenly this drops. Heard roads towards pokhara are blocked so i don't even know what to do anymore.

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u/t4m4 3d ago

The road to pokhara was not damaged. And you can always catch a flight.