At least 734 people have died and more than 2,400 people are missing in Nepal, local officials say, after flash floods on Wednesday

In Tibet, the official death toll is 16, with 546 reported to be missing, according to Chinese state media.

Rescue efforts continue on the Nepal-Tibet border  320 foreign nationals are among the missing, Nepal's tourism board says

Information is more tightly controlled by the Chinese authorities and it has been harder to assess the scale of the disaster in Tibet

Levels at a lake formed after the floods which had prompted safety concerns over fears it could overflow are now receding, Chinese officials say

As we reported a short while ago, Nepal's disaster agency says the death toll in the country has jumped to 734, up from the 675 reported yesterday.

In the last hour, Nepal's Police also reported that 734 bodies have been recovered.

It also shared the following figures:

  • Missing: 2,498
  • Rescued: 8,186
  • Injured: 242 (includes some who have been discharged)
  • Security forces deployed: 19,895

If you're just joining us, here is what you need to know as rescue operations in the Nepal-Tibet border area hit by a deadly flash flood enters the fifth day:

Officials in Nepal say 734 people have been confirmed dead following flash floods on Wednesday, up from the 675 reported yesterday evening

Chinese state media report that the death toll in Tibet has risen to 16 - here's why it has been harder to assess the scale of the disaster in Tibet

Nepal counts more than 2,400 people missing while China has reported 546 missing, including 261 foreign nationals

Aid has been arriving, but rough terrain and rains are making delivery extremely difficult, according to the UN

Rescuers in Nepal working through the night on Saturday are battling adverse weather in their efforts to reach workers trapped in hydroelectric tunnels in flood hit areas

Nepal's disaster response agency has received reports of a flood level increase near the Bhote Koshi River, one of the two rivers through which the initial debris flow travelled on Wednesday. It has asked people to stay alert in areas around the river