In a devastating flash flood event, Nepal has witnessed a death toll surge to 1,355, with many locals and foreign nationals missing. Rescue operations are ongoing as teams scour the ravaged landscapes and critical hydropower sites. Triggered by a massive ice-rock avalanche, the floods have led to widespread destruction in northern and central Nepal, further compounded by losses reported across the border in China.

Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 1,287 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said Friday, with the number of missing at 5,083.

Nepal's flash flood death toll has reached 1,344 as more bodies were recovered. Authorities have retrieved 843 bodies, including 85 children, and 501 amputated remains. Rescue…