The huge wave of freezing water and debris, sparked by a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border, killed at least 939 people and left nearly 4500 missing, with Kathmandu warning reconstruction costs could run into the "billions of dollars". Photo / Arun Sankar, AFP
Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 987 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said on Tuesday, bringing the overall death toll to more than 1000.
Chinese state media earlier confirmed 16 people were killed in Tibet, taking the total toll from last Wednesday’s disaster to 1003.
The number of people missing in Nepal dropped to 3916, as rescue efforts entered a seventh day and the number of bodies recovered rose.
In China, state media say 546 people are missing, taking the overall number of missing to 4462.
The missing in Nepal include 583 foreigners from more than 30 nationalities.
The people missing in China include 261 foreigners from 23 countries.
Among the missing foreigners, Indians make up one of the largest proportions, with 275 citizens and another 128 people of Indian origin missing in Nepal, according to New Delhi.
There are 85 US citizens missing, the State Department said on Sunday.
There are also 62 Ukrainians, 51 Malaysians, 42 Australians and 33 British citizens missing, according to reports, including from Nepal’s tourist board and embassies.
In India, authorities in Uttar Pradesh state said they had recovered 17 bodies from rivers flowing from Nepal, believed to be flood victims.
Indian authorities are seeking to identify them and they are not included in the toll.
