Updates: Nepal flash flood toll rises to 469, MEA says 290 Indians still missing

The toll in the flash flood and mudslide in Nepal increased to 469 on Thursday as search and rescue operations continued, the police said.

More than 1,400 persons are missing, the news agency reported.

The Ministry of External Affairs said 290 Indians in Nepal are still not contactable, while about 200 Indians stranded on the Chinese side after the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra have sought assistance, The Indian Express reported.

The floods occurred in the Rasuwa district along Nepal’s northern border with China on Wednesday. The mountainous district is located about 120 km north of Kathmandu. As there was no rainfall in the area, residents did not have a warning about the deluge.

Here’s more on this and other top updates:

• Nepal and China warned of further flooding as barrier lakes formed by debris on both sides of their border threaten to burst, Reuters reported. Nepal’s disaster authority urged residents, passengers and rescuers to stay away from river banks, while China warned that about 3 million cubic metres of water could flow into a dammed lake over the next three days.
• India handed over a second consignment of humanitarian assistance to Nepal, including 37.5 tonnes of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief material, medicines and food packets on Wednesday.
• The Embassy of India in Kathmandu on Wednesday issued updated emergency numbers: +977 985 131 6807, +977...

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