Nepal Flood Toll Passes 5,000

KathmanduOver 5,000 people are now dead, and the count is still rising.

This is the deadliest disaster of the week, yet it is barely covered outside Nepal.

Himalayan valleys funnel monsoon runoff into narrow settled catchments, turning heavy rain into mass casualties within hours.

The Home Ministry still lists more than 4,200 people missing, with the toll provisional.