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Multiple North Texans reported missing in Nepal flooding disaster

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Multiple North Texans reported missing in Nepal flooding disaster
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Over 100 people were killed and even more have been reported missing after flash flooding in northern Nepal on Wednesday, including multiple Americans and North Texas residents.Nepal flooding disasterMore than 400 deaths have been reported so far from flash flooding in northern Nepal, near the border of the Tibet region of China.Nepalese officials reported thousands of people missing, including people from the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada among those unaccounted for.Images from Nepal’s Nuwakot district showed mud extending as high as the second floor of some buildings there. Debris hung from power lines and tree branches and vehicles sat buried. Survivors could be seen covered in mud.Experts from the Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development noted the warming of the Himalayan region and told The Associated Press that an avalanche from a glacier likely caused the floods.The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 5.2 magnitude earthqu

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