Death toll from landslide in Nepal rises to 1,003

The death toll in Nepal as a result of a landslide in the north of the country has risen to 1,003.

The flooding occurred after the earthquake and resulting landslide, when a powerful stream of water from the Chinese side rushed into the Bhote Koshi River.

MOSCOW, September 1 – RIA Novosti. The death toll in Nepal as a result of a landslide in the north of the country has risen to 1,003, Reuters reports, citing the national disaster risk reduction and management authority.

Earlier, 974 victims of the natural disaster were reported.

"At least 1,003 people have died in Nepal as a result of flash floods," the agency said in a statement.