BEIJING/UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal/SYDNEY: The number of people missing after a devastating mudslide and flash flood disaster in Tibet’s Gyirong county has risen to 558, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported Thursday, as the death toll on the Nepal side of the border reached at least 157. CCTV said 260 foreign nationals were among those missing in Gyirong, near the Nepal border. The confirmed death toll in the Chinese territory remained at three.

Homes, roads and villages swept away after possible quake triggers Himalayan landslide and flooding; authorities fear death toll will rise significantly

At least 384 tourists and travellers have been reported missing following massive flash floods that triggered mudslides near the Nepal-China border, while eight people have been…