The death toll from Nepal's flash floods has reached 724 people. Nearly 2,500 individuals remain missing after the devastating disaster struck. Rescuers continue searching for survivors and recovering bodies on the fifth day. An ice-rock avalanche caused the torrent of water and debris. Crucial infrastructure and hydropower stations were also destroyed.

A glacial collapse triggered devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, killing over 270 people and leaving nearly 1,400 missing, including hundreds of foreign tourists.

Nepalese rescue teams searched devastated areas Thursday for more than 1,300 people still missing a day after flash floods and landslides along the...