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[^2]\n\nAt least 1,252 people were killed in Nepal last week when houses, streets, and schools near the border with China's Tibet were swept away by the disaster. [^3]\n\nNepal authorities stated on Thursday that approximately 20,000 houses will need to be rebuilt in different, safer locations due to damage from last week's floods. [^4]\n\nChina confirmed 21 deaths and 541 missing people due to the floods on Wednesday evening. [^5]\n\nThe Nepalese army reported that 945 workers on hydroelectric projects are missing, having been working on 11 different projects along the Trishuli River in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts. [^6]\n\nAn army officer stated that the search-and-rescue operation will continue as long as there is any hope of finding survivors, noting that experts from India, South Korea, and China are looking for at least 900 survivors believed to be trapped in tunnels related to hydropower projects. [^7]\n\nMore than 9,300 Nepali army troops are on the ground in affected areas coordinating search and rescue operations, clearing blocked roads, and providing emergency medical treatment. [^8]\n\nJyan Singh, a 50-year-old resident of Maloh village in Sundernagar sub-division of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh, India, was stranded on a hill for approximately two days and one night during a severe disaster in Nepal. [^9]\n\nNepali army helicopter rescued Jyan Singh from the hill where he was stranded, and he returned to his home in India safely. [^10]\n\nDuring the ordeal, Jyan Singh feared that the next flood might sweep him away, but he did not lose courage. [^11]\n\nJyan Singh's wife, Kalavati, was overjoyed to see her husband return safely, describing it as a miracle. 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