Nepal flood: Bhotekoshi River rises again as death toll reaches 768, over 2,500 missing

Flash flood survivors walk through sludge past damaged houses searching for salvageable belongings at Trishuli Center in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Sunday. PIC/AFP

The water levels in the Bhotekoshi River rose again on Sunday, days after a devastating flash flood struck Nepal, authorities warned, as they urged residents and rescue personnel in flood-hit districts to remain alert.

The death toll from the August 26 flash floods surged to 768 on Sunday, while more than 2,500 remain missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).

The disaster, believed to have been triggered by a collapse or avalanche of ice and rock near the Nepal-Tibet border, devastated towns and villages in central Nepal.

The Bhotekoshi River, which flows south from the Himalayan border region, carried the floodwaters downstream, sweeping away homes, vehicles, roads and bridges and damaging hydropower projects.

NDRRMA warned that water levels in the river had risen again. "All concerned are urged to take precautionary measures," it said on Sunday.

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