Nepal flood: Death toll hits 1,222, 4,875 missing

The death toll from the Nepal floods has reached 1,222, with 4,875 people still missing, according to Punch Nigeria. New Straits Times reports a slightly lower death toll of 1,220 and 4,762 missing, including 844 foreigners.

Rescuers continue search operations a week after the disaster. According to New Straits Times, 11,993 people have been rescued from the flood-hit areas, and 21,314 security personnel have been mobilised to assist in the ongoing search and rescue operations. Around 1.6 million people have been affected in Nepal by the flash floods.

On the Chinese side of the border, at least 16 people have been killed and 546 missing, including 261 foreigners, as reported by New Straits Times. There is no further information on the number of people affected or rescued on the Chinese side.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, New Straits Times, MercoPress — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.