At least 639 people remain stranded in devastated hydropower stations that have become ⁠the focus of rescue ⁠efforts, Nepal's disaster management authority said on Tuesday. The death toll rose to 1,050, while about 4,000 people remain ​missing, including 583 foreign nationals.

Nepali authorities say the search for workers who could be trapped inside hydropower tunnels after last week’s catastrophic flooding, is now the “highest priority.” Follow for live updates.

Following the flash floods that tore through Nepal, President Donald Trump offered the nation “any help” it needed, calling the disaster “terrible”.

Rescuers on the Nepal-China border are pulling out flood survivors caked in dark brown mud while helicopters lift stranded people to safety

The death toll from the devastating Nepal-Tibet flash floods surged to 1,243 on Wednesday (September 2), as rescuers battled rain and debris to trace those believed to be trapped in the tunnels along the course of the Bhotekoshi river and underground powerhouses in the Himalayan nation.

Nearly 12,000 people have since been rescued, according to Nepal's disaster management agency. But thousands more, including hundreds of foreign nationals - from India, the UK, Australia, the US, Malaysia, and more - are still missing. A week on, fears are growing that the death toll will only rise.

“We are very determined to find my sister,” said Poonam Thakkar’s sister

Nepal Floods: The death toll from Nepal's devastating flash floods rose to 1,127 as rescuers are racing to find thousands still missing a week after the Himalayan disaster.