Rescue continues at China-Nepal as many still missing after mudslide

Rescue and recovery work continue in Nepal and Xizang, also known as

Tibet, days following massive flash floods that brought death and devastation

to the border area.

As authorities continue their efforts to save and salvage,

a clearer picture of the extent of destruction emerges,

with the death rate climbing

to at least 903 in Nepal, while China reports 16 deaths

Thousands of individuals remain unaccounted for, including

close to 2,000 added to the Nepal missing list on Monday.

Rescue and cleanup efforts are underway in Nepal's Nuwakot district

on Monday as responders wade through the trail of destruction

left behind by the flash floods last Wednesday.

Several excavators are seen trudging along damaged roads on

their way to clear up mud and debris.

As the death toll mounts, there are still numerous individuals

missing, including foreigners from dozens of countries who were in

the region to work, travel or to make pilgrimages

to sacred peaks.

Close to 2,000 more were added to Nepal's missing list

on Monday alone.

This as efforts to save more than 100 people trapped in a hydro power plant in Nepal's

Trishuli continues, while ongoing threats of further floods on Sunday spike fear.

This Trishuli resident who survived to tell the experience says

he only had five minutes to react before the flood waters claimed

everything he knew.

"I went down, lifted my mother in my arms and asked the boys to

bring along their mother. I ran towards the jungle.

I had lost everything: my house, my car, my farm.

I lost them all right in front of my eyes," he recalls.

Residents in flood-affected districts are urged to remain

on high alert after water

levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River.

Across the border, rescuers and technicians are pressing ahead with

the search for the missing,

replenishing supplies in the hardest-hit areas of

Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border in southwest

China's Xizang Autonomous Region.

Chinese state media reports 261 foreigners are still at large,

including more than a hundred Nepalis and others

from around the world.

Harsh weather has complicated the mission,

with heavy nightly rain making it impossible to erect tents on the

grassy slopes, though communication has largely been restored.

Some 711 rescue personnel, 120 vehicles and

13 dogs continue to search the area for signs of life as more supplies

reach the area.