Nepal’s flash flood death toll rose to 1,344 on Saturday, with around 5,000 people still missing. More than 13,000 have been rescued, while authorities continue operations across eight affected districts and struggle to identify bodies recovered from debris and waterways
Indians rescued from flood-ravaged Nepal recounted harrowing experiences, describing rising waters, missing relatives, destroyed homes and desperate escapes to higher ground. Pilgrims and tourists also recalled being stranded near the China-Nepal border before Nepalese and Indian authorities facilitated their safe return
