The death toll from last month’s devastating flash floods and mudslides at the Nepal-China border shot up to 1,442 after rescuers retrieved 14 bodies on Tuesday in Nepal.
A total of 5,698 remain missing.
Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said 1,399 bodies have been recovered from flood-hit areas, with 5,179 not found.
It said 13,742 people have been rescued, while 21,022 security personnel were mobilised for search, rescue and relief operations.
Among those missing in Nepal were 587 foreign tourists. Authorities said the missing-person count remains subject to verification and may include unidentified bodies and those who have already been rescued.
