Nepal Floods Live Updates: 332 bodies found, death toll hits 270, 650 foreigners missing

Nepal is grappling with a catastrophic flood that has killed at least 469 people and left 650 foreigners missing, according to the latest update. The Nepal army is using helicopters to rescue people trapped in a tunnel of a hydropower project that was swamped by the flood. The death toll has now risen to 469, up from 359 initially reported.

Over 1,000 people remain missing in Nepal and neighboring China. Rescue teams are searching debris-strewn valleys and hillsides, while authorities warn of potential flooding along the Bhotekoshi river. The lake formed behind a blockage is rising and could burst, prompting authorities to urge residents to move to safer areas. Over 550 foreigners remain unaccounted for, with Nepal's Home Minister reporting that 100 Indian visitors and 25 Chinese workers have been found.

The Red Cross reports entire villages destroyed, and roads and bridges damaged, leaving communities cut off. China has warned of a high risk of the dammed lake breaching and sending floodwaters downstream. Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah has pledged to deposit a month's salary to the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund. Chinese President Xi Jinping convened a meeting of the ruling Communist Party to take stock of the situation.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hit Sichuan in China, prompting another flood alert in Nepal. Authorities have temporarily halted rescue operations in Nepal's Rasuwa district due to a lake overflowing on the Tibetan side.