Authorities temporarily stopped rescue efforts due to fears that a newly formed, overflowing lake could trigger further flooding in areas devastated by a flash flood along the Himalayan Nepal-China border.

The flooding has so far impacted regions in the north of the country, as well as areas of China's Tibet region across the Himalayan border.

Follow The Hindu LIVE for the latest updates on the Nepal flash floods, which have left many people dead and more than 750, including 133 Indian nationals, missing after a massive…