Death toll from Nepal-Tibet flash floods rises to 750

The death toll in Nepal and Tibet from last week's catastrophic floods has hit 750 with 3,044 missing, authorities said, while rescuers moved to higher ground as rain swelled river levels.

Here are the latest developments after the tsunami-like disaster that struck the Himalayan region on Wednesday

Government says country may need $4bn to $5bn to rebuild, nearly a tenth of its economy

Heavy rain is complicating an already difficult rescue effort, as hundreds remain missing three days after deadly flash floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border region.

Rescue workers and military personnel have been working around the clock since Wednesday’s disaster ‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in Nepal Chinese rescuers find ‘nothing but ruins’ at border crossing as Nepal seeks help to ID and store the dead The risk of a

Death Toll Rises as Rescuers Search for Victims of Nepal Flood  WSJ

Whole villages were swept away after a glacial collapse sent a 600ft surging wall of mud, rock and ice along the Himalayan border between Nepal and Tibet

Rescuers are racing to find survivors before more potential flooding occurs.

Videos showed people fleeing uphill in terror to escape the surging muddy flood waters.