Nepal halts search for over 5,000 missing after deadly Himalayan floods

Nepalese authorities suspended search operations 40 days after catastrophic glacial collapse and flash floods struck.
The August disaster killed over 1,400 people and left more than 5,000 missing across Nepal.
Massive rock-ice avalanches along the Nepal-Tibet border destroyed critical infrastructure and wiped out power plants.
Emergency operations have now shifted toward assisting displaced survivors and identifying hundreds of recovered bodies.

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