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At least 1,924 people are missing in Nepal following Wednesday's flash floods, the Nepalese disaster relief agency says.
Among them are at least 517 foreign nationals - but the situation is fast-moving and different authorities have produced different figures.
The death toll in Nepal has risen to 579, the disaster relief agency says, and at least five people have died in Tibet, with 558 reported missing there.
"Please help us find her" - the brother of one of the missing Britons appeals to local officials to help locate his sister
A collapsed glacier caused the huge flood wave, local officials tell the BBC. The surge tore through houses and roads, and destroyed a key Nepal-Tibet border crossing.
Kathmandu doctor says he treated eight-year-old whose family was swept away
I’ve been speaking to a consultant from the National Trauma Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal.
In the last 48 hours, his department has received a number of the survivors from these deadly floods. He told me that 38 injured people have been admitted - and the majority of these have been transported from the Trishuli area.
"Most of the injuries are minor injuries because these were people who were able to escape, however there are some who were pulled into the flood waters."
"They were pushed to the outer edges of the torrent which is how they were able to survive… they were literally thrown away," he adds.
He says the patients that he has been treating have "suffered various injuries to the chest, abdomen, face and legs". They had mainly experienced impacts from pieces of wood and the mud waters.
He tells me about one story that he found particularly heartbreaking. An eight-year-old boy had been admitted to the hospital with minor injuries. He survived because he had been at school at the time of the floods, but the rest of his family at home had been swept away.
Weekend rain could further complicate rescue efforts - Chinese military
China's armed forces has said heavy rain over the weekend could complicate rescue efforts, as "mudslides may occur in some areas".
In a post on X, it says rescue efforts have been taking place near Gyirong Port.
Gyirong is the largest land border crossing between Tibet and Nepal.
The "steep terrain and narrow valleys" have made rescue operations "extremely difficult", the Chinese armed forces' account writes, adding "frequent rain" in the area is forecast until Sunday.
The army says "the main challenges" are unstable terrain, damaged roads, poor weather and disrupted communications.
Families wait for news as search efforts continue - here's the latest
It's just past 22:00 in Nepal and past midnight in Tibet - a bit more than 60 hours since the floods hit.
Here's a look at some of the latest developments:
- The number of people missing in Nepal has risen to nearly 2,000, according to the country's disaster relief agency
- It says 517 foreign nationals are among them. As is not uncommon shortly after a major disaster, different figures have emerged - Nepalese police earlier said 575 foreign nationals, including 33 Brits, were among those missing
- The death toll in Nepal has also risen to 579, the disaster relief agency says
- In Tibet, five people have died and more than 550 are missing, Chinese state media says, but it is not clear if these numbers overlap with Nepal's. Here's more on why its hard to gauge the scale of the impact in Tibet
- Chinese officials are monitoring a barrier lake that formed following the landslide - it temporarily suspended search efforts earlier over fears there could be a breach, releasing more water. Rescue efforts have since resumed
- Families across the world remain in limbo as they await news - Anant Patel from Coventry told the BBC he's trying to "stay strong" as he waits for news of his parents, who were on a pilgrimage in the area.
