Kathmandu, Sept. 7 -- The death toll from the devastating Nepal floods has climbed to 1,356, with around 4,994 people still missing, even as the India-Nepal joint technical team continued to make steady progress in the Chilime tunnel rescue operation.

According to the latest update by Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), bodies have been recovered from Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha, Tanahun, Chitwan, Nawalparasi East and Nawalparasi West, including various unidentified human remains.

The highest number of bodies were recovered in Chitwan at 363, followed by Nawalparasi East at 223, Nawalparasi West at 221, Nuwakot at 197, Rasuwa at 169, Gorkha at 75, Dhading at 70 and Tanahun at 38.

The update ...