The death toll from devastating floods and landslides along the China-Nepal border has risen to at least 1,287 in Nepal, while 5,083 people remain missing, according to the country’s disaster management authorities.
The disaster, triggered by a glacial and mountain collapse on August 26, has also caused significant loss of life in neighbouring Tibet, where Chinese state media reported 21 deaths and 541 missing persons.
Combined, the reported figures put the death toll from the disaster at 1,308, with 5,624 people still unaccounted for across Nepal and Tibet.
More than 800 foreign nationals are also reportedly missing. They include trekkers who were visiting the Himalayan region as well as pilgrims who had travelled to Tibet to visit Mount Kailash, a sacred site for Hindus and Buddhists.
The disaster has also affected communities downstream in India. At least 17 bodies have been recovered from rivers, with Indian officials believing they may have been carried downstream from Nepal.
Those bodies have not been included in Nepal’s official death toll.
Rescue and recovery operations remain ongoing as authorities continue searching for survivors and people reported missing following the floods and mountain collapse.
