Nepal-Tibet flood death toll rises to 750, officials say, more than 3,000 missing

The death toll in last week's flash flooding disaster in the Nepal-Tibet border region rose to at least 750 people as of Sunday.

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.

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Nepal’s disaster management authority said the risk of further flooding would persist until both lakes have fully drained

Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said some 2,426 people are still missing.

The death toll from catastrophic flash floods and mudslides in Nepal rose to at least 675 on Saturday, as nearly 2,500 people remained missing in the country, including around 90 Americans.

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

Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region

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

The number of missing people has risen to 403, with 33 UK citizens among 341 foreign nationals unaccounted for after devastating flash floods struck the Rasuwa region

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