Rescuers comb through mud and debris as Nepal-China floods leave more than 1,000 dead

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – Rescue teams with search dogs combed through mud, rocks and debris Tuesday in Nepal and China looking for thousands of individuals still missing after catastrophic flooding tore through communities throughout the Himalayas, leaving more than 1, 000 dead.

What happened

Nepal's disaster agency remarked Tuesday that 987 deaths had been counted there, with 3, 916 residents missing, including 583 foreigners. Chinese authorities, in their latest update on Sunday, documented 16 deaths and 546 residents still missing, including 261 foreigners.

Notably, the scale of last week's disaster was hampering rescue efforts in both regions, with landslides, destroyed roads and widespread damage cutting off remote areas. Crews faced challenging conditions as they searched unstable terrain and piles of debris, raising fears the death toll could rise as rescuers reach isolated communities.

At least 168 individuals were killed and more than 1, 300 were missing after catastrophic and deadly torrents of floods and mud swept through a number of communities along the Nepal-China after a glacier collapse.

The bottom line

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