Kathmandu, Sept. 4 -- The death toll in the devastating flash floods that hit Nepal last month has mounted to 1,287 as of Friday, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Authority (NDRRMA).

The casualty breakdown shows the highest number of recovered bodies in Chitwan (359), followed by Nawalparasi East (219), Nawalparasi West (212), Nuwakot (184), Rasuwa (140), Gorkha (72), Dhading (63), and Tanahun (38). So far, 96 bodies have been handed over to families.

NDRRMA noted that the search and rescue operations remain active, with around 5,083 people reported missing, including 2,130 in Rasuwa, 2,340 in Nuwakot, and 583 foreign nationals. In a recent breakthrough, two individuals were rescued alive from the tunnel of...