Nepal Floods: Drone Visuals Show Devastation In Devighat As Death Toll Climbs To 1,204 | WATCH

Nepal floods on August 26 caused 1,225 deaths and 4,757 missing across Nepal and Tibet. Devastation seen in Devighat, Nuwakot.

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A drone view of people walking on a road and houses in mud, following deadly flash floods and mudslides at Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal. (Source: Reuters)

Drone footage from Devighat in Nepal’s Nuwakot district shows the scale of devastation left by the flash floods that swept through the region on August 26.

The death toll from the floods in Nepal has climbed to 1,204, while 4,216 people remain missing, according to the disaster authority.

The scale of the disaster extends across the China-Nepal border. Chinese state media reported 21 deaths and 541 people missing in Tibet on Wednesday.

With the latest figures from both sides of the border, the overall toll from the August 26 disaster has risen to 1,225 deaths, while 4,757 people are still missing.

Rescue and recovery operations continue across the affected areas as authorities search for those still unaccounted for and assess the extensive damage caused by the floods.

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The latest death toll from the flash floods in Nepal stands at 1,204. When combined with the 21 deaths reported on the Chinese side of the border in Tibet, the overall death toll from the disaster reaches 1,225.

Rescue operations in Devighat are continuing as emergency teams search for missing people and recover human remains. The Nepalese Army is actively working to clear mud and debris, which has piled up as high as a two-storey building in some areas, to search for those trapped beneath the ruins. Additionally, Nepal Scouts personnel have been on duty in the area to assist and advise residents.

The disaster along the China-Nepal border has resulted in 1,225 deaths and left 4,757 people missing across both sides of the border. In Tibet, Chinese state media reported 21 deaths and 541 people missing. Additionally, satellite imagery revealed that a barrier lake formed at the border of Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region as a result of flash floods and a mudslide.

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