More than 600 killed in Nepal flood as search for survivors enters fourth day





More than 600 people have died following Wednesday's devastating flash flood in Nepal.

At least 2,426 people are missing, Nepal's disaster management authority says, as rescue operations continue for the fourth day.

Emergency teams are warning that rain is making it difficult to reach some of the worst-affected areas.

Wednesday’s flood swept away bridges and roads, while helicopters have been making repeated journeys to ferry survivors to safety.

Thousands of people cut off from the rest of the country have been rescued so far. In neighbouring India, authorities said seven bodies have been recovered from rivers flowing from Nepal and are believed to be victims of the flood.

Here in Trishuli, the military has been issuing warnings of more possible flooding.

There are fears a glacial lake formed by flood water and debris near the Nepal-Tibet border could breach its banks. But for now, the greatest danger has passed, leaving the country to confront the worst disaster Nepal has seen since an earthquake in 2015.

Families of the missing, including at least 517 foreign nationals, are waiting for news on the whereabouts of their loved ones.

Images of a rescued elderly woman, covered in mud and being carried in the scoop of a digger, have featured prominently in coverage of the disaster.

She is now known to be 97-year-old Guna Maya Bohara. Her doctors say she is recovering in hospital.

Speaking to BBC Nepali, her great-nephew Dipak Bohara said she looked like "a warrior" who had returned victorious from battle.

The operation to pull her out of the rubble of her care home took four hours.

Dipak Bohara travelled from Kathmandu to help rescue his great-aunt.