Atleast 4,471 people remain missing while 955 deaths have been confirmed following devastating flash floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border.
The figures, released by authorities in Nepal and China, are expected to change as rescue teams continue their search and authorities work to reconcile reports from affected areas.
On the Nepalese side, the country’s disaster management authorities said 3,925 people were still missing, while 939 deaths had been confirmed.
In Tibet, 546 people remain unaccounted for, with 16 deaths reported by Chinese state media
The combined figures bring the number of missing across Nepal and Tibet to 4,471, while the confirmed death toll stands at 955.
Nepalese authorities said 592 foreign nationals were among those missing, although they did not provide a breakdown by nationality.
Chinese authorities, meanwhile, reported that at least 261 foreign nationals were missing in Tibet.
Authorities in neighbouring India have also recovered 17 bodies from rivers flowing from Nepal, which are believed to be victims of the floods. However, the bodies have not yet been included in the official death toll.
Among those reported missing in Nepal are 639 workers involved in hydropower projects, 45 members of the Nepalese Army, 38 police officers and 18 customs and immigration officials.
The district of Nuwakot has been particularly badly affected, with at least 1,158 people reported missing.
Chinese state media also reported that 104 Nepalese nationals were among those missing in Tibet
Several countries have reported citizens missing following the disaster.
In Nepal, authorities reported 275 Indian citizens missing, alongside 128 people of Indian origin. Chinese state media separately reported 49 Indian nationals missing in Tibet.
The United States reported about 85 citizens missing, with nine rescued and no known US fatalities. Eighteen additional US citizens were reported missing in Tibet.
Ukraine reported more than 60 citizens with whom contact had been lost in Nepal, while one Ukrainian was also reported missing in Tibet.
Malaysia reported 51 missing in Nepal and three in Tibet, while 42 Australians were reported missing.
The Nepal Tourism Board reported 33 British nationals missing in Nepal, with another 15 reported missing in Tibet.
Other reported figures include:
- Canada: 25–30 missing in Nepal, with six reported missing in Tibet.
- South Korea: Nine missing, including hydropower workers.
- Singapore: Nine missing.
- Germany: Eight missing in Nepal and three in Tibet.
- Russia: Nine missing and two rescued in Nepal; three missing in Tibet.
- South Africa: Six missing in Nepal and four in Tibet.
- Japan: Five missing in Nepal.
- New Zealand: Five missing in Nepal and two in Tibet.
- France: Four missing in Nepal and two in Tibet.
- Spain: Three missing in Nepal and one in Tibet
- Hungary: Three missing in Nepal and one in Tibet.
- Portugal: Three reported missing, with two later found safe; one missing in Tibet.
- Netherlands: Two missing in Nepal and two in Tibet.
- Italy: Three reported missing by its government, although Nepalese authorities reported one missing and two rescued.
- Ireland: Two missing in Nepal and two in Tibet.
- Kazakhstan: Three missing in Nepal and one in Tibet.
- Belarus: One missing in Nepal.
- Finland: One missing in Nepal and one in Tibet.
- Israel: One missing in Nepal.
- Lithuania: One missing in Nepal and one in Tibet.
- Philippines: One missing in Nepal.
- Serbia: One missing in Nepal.
- Switzerland: One missing, with another person rescued.
- Sweden: One missing.
- Vietnam: One missing in Nepal.
- Estonia: Two missing in Tibet.
With rescue operations still underway, authorities are continuing efforts to locate survivors and account for thousands of people whose whereabouts remain unknown.
The scale of the disaster and the difficult terrain have made rescue and identification efforts challenging, while officials continue to update the casualty figures as more information becomes available.
