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The number of people killed in Nepal has risen to 579, according to the latest release by Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).
Officials say that around 4,000 people have been rescued.
We can now bring you more information from Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority.In its latest update, it says the number of people missing in Nepal has risen to 1,924, with 15,000 security personnel deployed in search and rescue operations.
That figure includes 517 foreign nationals, it says.
A little while ago we brought you an update from the Nepalese police, which said 575 foreign nationals were missing. The two authorities are separate, and the data from Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority is dated two hours after the data released by the police.
Chinese officials say that search and rescue operations have reached a "critical stage", as a lake formed by a landslide is at risk of overflowing
Nepalese officials say more than 100 foreign nationals have been rescued - as of the most recent update, Nepal says at least 517 foreign nationals are missing
In Tibet, five people have died and more than 558 are missing, Chinese state media say. It is not clear if the latest figures overlap
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A collapsed glacier caused the huge flood wave, local officials tell the BBC. The surge tore through houses and roads, and destroyed a key Nepal-Tibet border crossing
Tibet, which China annexed in the 1950s, is one of the most strictly controlled regions in the country.
It has long demanded greater autonomy and is heavily monitored because Beijing fears any signs of instability such as protests.
That is why orders have come personally from the top leader Xi Jinping, and Premier Li Qiang visited the site on Thursday. It is rare for him to make a visit so soon after a major disaster.
To get into Tibet requires a special visa and it is difficult, if not impossible, for foreign media to gain entry. Trying to contact people there is just as hard.
This makes it very difficult for us to know what is happening, and we are relying heavily on reports from Chinese state media.
Pilgrims making their way from Nepal through Tibet to the sacred mountain of Mount Kailash need four separate permits, which includes special permission from the Chinese military.