00:00Now, the latest death toll from flash floods in Nepal and Tibet has risen past 540 as rescue efforts continue
00:08on both sides of the Himalayan border.
00:10More than 1,000 people are still missing.
00:13The floods were triggered by a glacier collapse that sent rock, ice and mud surging through Himalayan river systems,
00:21sweeping through villages and damaging roads and bridges along a key route linking Kathmandu with Lhasa in Tibet.
00:28Foreign nationals are also among those reported missing.
00:32Nepal's authorities have deployed heavy machinery and helicopters to search for survivors and deliver emergency supplies to people cut off
00:41by the floods.
00:42Nepal's Foreign Ministry says it does not require international search and rescue assistance at this stage.
00:49But authorities are warning of further danger after debris blocked the Botekoshi River, forming a lake that continues to rise.
00:58他们 Sunshine City says it does not require international search and rescue assistance.idadborough
