The number of missing people in Nepal’s floods surged to 6,150, and the total number of deaths in the two countries reached 1,446

In Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, people check the photos of people missing in the floods posted on the wall outside the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. (Reuters)

Devastating floods broke out on the border between China and Nepal on August 26. Nepal continued to update the disaster situation. On the 16th, the number of missing people was significantly revised up, increasing by nearly 1,000 to 6,150 from the previous day.

"AFP" reported that Nepal Disaster Management Authority spokesperson Shanti Mahat said, "We continue to collect information on missing persons from various regional offices and correct the data after verification." The number of missing people was revised up from 5,179 announced the day before to 6,150, an increase of 971 people.

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The authorities pointed out that 1,403 bodies have been recovered so far, but only 105 have been identified. The missing include hundreds of foreigners, including tourists and pilgrims.

Chinese state media reported that 43 people have died and 519 are missing in China. The fatal ice and rock collapse and floods that occurred on the border between Nepal and China have killed a total of 1,446 people in the two countries and at least 6,669 people are missing.

The scale of the floods is unprecedented. The Nepalese government believes that the severe impact of rising global temperatures on the Himalayas is one of the important factors causing the disaster.

Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah will make his first trip abroad after taking office next week, going to the United Nations General Assembly to explain this pressing issue. The Nepalese government estimates that the reconstruction cost of this flood will reach US$4.78 billion (approximately NT$143.4 billion).