‘My heart is aching’: Wall of the missing lays bare desperate race to find Nepal victims

Rescuers in Nepal are racing against time to find survivors of a glacial flood that has killed at least 939 people and left nearly 4,500 missing. The disaster occurred when a glacier collapsed in the Himalayan border region between Nepal and China, causing tsunami-like floods that swept through villages and towns.

In Kathmandu, visitors are posting pictures of their loved ones outside a hospital, hoping someone will recognise the face and say they are alive. The New Straits Times reports that unidentified bodies are being buried in mass graves after DNA sampling.

The Canadian government has deployed 10 officials to Nepal to support Canadians affected by the flooding, including a member of the RCMP. According to CityNews, 30 Canadians and permanent residents remain missing. The federal government has pledged $5 million in urgent humanitarian aid to support Nepal.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Sydney Morning Herald, New Straits Times, CityNews, The Guardian, The Guardian Australia — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.