The death toll from the catastrophic flash floods in Nepal has risen to more than 1,400 as of Wednesday. Recovery efforts continue in the affected districts, with additional bodies being found. Rescue teams are actively searching for over 6,000 individuals who remain unaccounted for, according to official reports.
The death toll has surged to 1,404, according to a bulletin issued by the Nepal Police. While more than 13,700 people have been rescued so far, around 6,150 remain missing, officials said. The floods also killed 43 people on the Chinese side, where more than 500 remain missing, according to Chinese media.
Search teams have been deployed at several hydropower projects in the flood-hit Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, where large numbers of workers remain unaccounted for. The operations involve the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force, project personnel and foreign technicians. He added that the teams were unable to find any survivors.
The mortal remains of five persons were recovered from the Chilime hydropower project’s tunnel in Nepal on Wednesday after Indian and Nepali rescue teams reached the powerhouse following several days of clearing slush and mud, India’s Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava said.
