KATHMANDU, Sep 2: The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal has risen to 1,127, with rescue teams continuing to search for thousands of people still missing nearly a week after the disaster, police said on Wednesday.
According to Nepal Police, 348 bodies were recovered from Chitwan, 217 from Nawalparasi East, 190 from Nawalparasi West and 155 from Nuwakot. Another 66 bodies were recovered from Gorkha, 59 from Dhading, 45 from Rasuwa and 38 from Tanahu.
Authorities said postmortem and legal identification procedures have been completed for 1,113 bodies, while 95 bodies have been handed over to their families.
Details of 911 unidentified bodies have been uploaded on the Nepal Police website to help families locate and identify missing relatives.
Security forces have so far rescued 6,541 people from the affected areas, while search operations are continuing for 4,858 people reported missing.
A total of 7,912 police personnel have been deployed across the flood-hit areas for search and rescue operations, relief distribution and management of recovered bodies.
Police teams are also evacuating residents from vulnerable areas, clearing debris from blocked roads and coordinating relief and rescue efforts with local authorities and communities.
The flash floods, triggered by the collapse or avalanche of ice and rock near the Nepal-Tibet border, devastated several towns and villages in northern and central Nepal on August 26.
