Number of people missing after Nepal flood rises to 4,247, with more than 900 dead
The death toll from massive flash floods in Nepal has risen to over 900, with more than 4,200 people reported missing. Rescue operations are ongoing, involving international support from India and China to locate survivors trapped by deep silt.
Why it matters
This is a major humanitarian disaster requiring significant international coordination and search-and-rescue efforts.
A thick layer of silt, exceeding 1m in depth, has blanketed some of the worst-hit areas in Gyirong, which makes it very easy for people to get trapped, according to CCTV./Screengrab
The number of people missing in Nepal after the massive flash flood on Wednesday has risen to 4,247 - with at least 903 people known to have died.
The number of missing is a sharp rise from 2,502, which was announced on Sunday.
Of those missing, 3,655 are Nepali citizens, with 592 foreigners unaccounted for.
In Tibet, the official death toll is 16, with 546 reported missing, according to Chinese state media.
Hundreds of the missing are believed to be employees of Nepal's hydropower sites, some of whom were working in tunnels.
At least 275 Indian nationals still remain missing in Nepal, India's foreign ministry has said. Another 128 people of Indian origin are also missing.
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