Kathmandu, Aug 27 (PTI) The death toll from Nepal’s devastating flash floods surged to 359 on Thursday, after rescuers recovered more bodies from the affected districts, police said. The death toll from a flash flood that tore through Nepal’s mountainous border region near China rose Thursday to 177, with hundreds still missing, according to officials The devastating flash flood, reportedly triggered by an avalanche, hit north-central Nepal on Wednesday morning, leaving a wide swath of damage and destruction in its wake. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Kathmandu, Aug 27 (PTI) The death toll from Nepal’s devastating flash floods surged to 359 on Thursday, after rescuers recovered more bodies from the affected districts, police said. The massive flash flood originating in Tibet swept through central Nepal on W...S1

• The death toll from a flash flood that tore through Nepal’s mountainous border region near China rose Thursday to 177, with hundreds still missing, according to officials The devastating flash flood, reportedly triggered by an avalanche, hit north-central Nepa...S2

• At least 353 people have died and over 1,300 remain missing after a glacier-triggered torrent devastated communities.S3