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Devastating flash floods and landslides have killed 160 people and left over 680 missing along the Nepal-China border. The disaster has damaged critical infrastructure including 19 bridges and 13 hydropower projects, affecting popular trekking routes and stranding nationals from multiple countries.
Catastrophic flooding in India's Assam state has claimed 62 lives with eight still missing. More than 1.1 million people across 25 districts remain displaced as authorities struggle with relief operations.
The United Nations has raised alarm over approximately 6,000 seafarers stranded on roughly 400 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, caught in the crossfire of US-Iran hostilities that have intensified since February.