UN resident coordinator reports hundreds dead, hundreds missing after Nepal floods
United Nations resident coordinator Leila Pietas Yaya told reporters that official government figures show hundreds dead, dozens hospitalized and hundreds missing after severe floods in Nepal, and that search-and-rescue and rapid assessments remain the immediate priorities.
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Leila Pietas Yaya, the United Nations resident coordinator for Nepal, told a press briefing that "so far... we have 359 people, unfortunately, who have lost their life," and that 73 people have been hospitalized while about 910 are reported missing.
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