The death toll from devastating flash floods in Nepal has risen to 903, up from 788, according to the latest data released by Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) on Monday.
The disaster has left around 4,247 people missing, while 10,451 people have been rescued so far, the data showed.
Chitwan has recorded the highest number of casualties, with 272 deaths, including various human remains. Nawalparasi (East) has reported 207 deaths, followed by Nawalparasi (West) with 151, Nuwakot with 95, Gorkha with 62, Dhading with 55, Tanahun with 37 and Rasuwa with 24.
Among those reported missing are 25 Nepal Police personnel, 45 Nepal Army personnel, 13 Armed Police Force personnel, 15 Customs Office personnel and three Immigration Office personnel.
According to District Emergency Operations Centre (DEOC) data, Rasuwa has reported 865 missing persons, while Nuwakot has reported 1,548. Another 933 people are reported missing from hydropower projects, while Makwanpur has reported 65 missing persons.
The number of missing foreign nationals stands at 592. Rescue operations have continued across flood-affected areas, with 10,451 people rescued so far. The Nepal Army has carried out aerial rescues of 252 foreigners and 3,344 Nepali nationals.
On August 30, authorities rescued 15 people from a hydropower site, including five Chinese and seven Indian nationals.
A total of 411 flights have been conducted so far as part of rescue and relief operations, including seven flights on Monday.
Relief operations have also been intensified, with food and non-food supplies transported to affected areas through 37 trucks and 35 Bolero vehicles. Relief materials were also dispatched through eight helicopter flights.
Nearly 20,000 security personnel have been deployed, resulting in 8,730 rescues by ground forces. Aircrews have conducted 363 helicopter flights, airlifting 3,081 people, including 236 foreigners, and rescuing 279 individuals directly from a flooded hydropower tunnel in recent days.
