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Floods triggered by heavy rainfall along the China-Nepal border have killed at least 1,114 people in Nepal, the country's disaster authority said Wednesday, a week after the disaster struck on Aug. 26.
Another 3,916 people remain missing in Nepal.
Chinese state media reported 16 deaths in Tibet and 546 people missing, bringing the combined toll from both countries to 1,130 dead and 4,462 missing.
The number of people missing in Nepal and China remains unchanged from earlier counts, even as the confirmed death toll continues to climb, according to the disaster authority and Chinese state media.
The missing in Nepal include 583 foreign nationals from more than 30 countries, while 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries are missing in China.
Indian citizens make up one of the largest groups among the missing foreigners. New Delhi said 275 Indian citizens and 128 people of Indian origin are unaccounted for in Nepal.
The US State Department said Sunday that 85 American citizens are missing. Nepal's tourist board and embassy reports also list 62 missing Ukrainian nationals, 51 Malaysians, 42 Australians and 33 British citizens.
In neighboring India, authorities in Uttar Pradesh state said they recovered 17 bodies from rivers flowing from Nepal, believed to be victims of the flooding. The bodies have not yet been identified and are not included in the official death toll.
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