Rescue work intensifies as death toll in China-Nepal disaster approaches 1,000

Rescue efforts are intensifying in China and Nepal following a disaster that has caused widespread landslides and floods. In Nepal, the death toll has reached 903 as of Monday morning, with 4,247 people still missing. Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths on their side of the border, with 546 missing as of Saturday evening. Rescuers are actively searching affected areas, and efforts to reopen roads to Gyirong Port, a central disaster zone, are in a critical phase. The information was reported by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, citing Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority and Chinese authorities.