The Himalayan floods death toll rose to nearly 1,400 on Sunday, according to authorities in Nepal and China, as rescue teams pressed on with increasingly difficult search efforts.
Officials reported that Nepal has confirmed 1,341 deaths. In Tibet, the toll increased late Sunday from 31 to 43. More than 5,000 people are still unaccounted for across the affected region.
Recovery and search operations continued through the weekend. Nepalese responders located two survivors on Saturday, though officials cautioned that the likelihood of finding more people alive beneath debris is rapidly diminishing.
The flash flooding swept away 11 hydropower plants that were either in service or under construction, as well as a solar power facility. Hundreds of workers are among the missing, and many are feared trapped in tunnels and shafts at the damaged sites.
Specialist teams from India, China, and South Korea are assisting the Nepalese Army with search and rescue, the Foreign Ministry in Kathmandu said.
Himalayan floods death toll and ongoing response
Authorities said the focus remains on locating the missing, clearing debris, and restoring access to isolated areas. Engineering assessments are underway at damaged energy facilities while international teams continue coordinated operations with local forces.
The involvement of specialist teams from South Korea comes as that country’s own factory activity continues to expand, underscoring its growing industrial and technical capabilities.
Officials in both Nepal and China have not provided a timeline for when recovery operations might transition fully into reconstruction, noting that conditions in the Himalayan region remain unstable.