China-Nepal border mudslide death toll tops 1300

A Chinese national has been rescued from the mudslide-struck hydroelectric power plant tunnels in Nepal after being trapped for ten days.

This as the death toll from the deadly mudslide at the China-Nepal border crosses the 1,300 mark in Nepal, with more than 4,800 missing.

31 have lost their lives across the border in the Xizang Autonomous Region, also known as Tibet.

With communities still isolated following catastrophic flash floods in Nepal, the need for food aid is increasing, according to the United Nations World Food Programme.

WFP announces it is scaling up its response, providing emergency food assistance to isolated localities by deploying specialist logistics teams.

According to government estimates, more than 84,000 people have been affected by the flood that struck the northern part of the country.

This as a flight carrying 84 metric tonnes of critical humanitarian supplies landed in Kathmandu, with the support of the European Union Humanitarian Aid.

UNICEF says humanitarian needs continue to rise, with thousands of children and families requiring urgent support across the affected districts.

Meanwhile, with the help of Chinese forensics experts, authorities in Nepal amp up efforts to identify bodies through DNA testing.

DNA samples have been collected from 1,260 deceased people.

Relatives of those who lost their lives are arriving at DNA collection centres in Kathmandu, to leave samples that will be used to identify their loved ones.

A dedicated cell has been established to coordinate with the families of missing foreign nationals.