India, Sept. 3 -- The death toll from Nepal's devastating flash floods rose to 1,252 on Thursday, September 3, as more bodies were recovered from affected areas while thousands remained missing more than a week after the disaster struck, police said.

According to data released by Nepal Police, 355 bodies were recovered from Chitawan district, 218 from Nawalparasi East, and 208 from Nawalparasi West and the latter figure including 18 bodies recovered from India and handed over to Nawalparasi West authorities. Another 177 bodies were recovered from Nuwakot district, the data showed.

Additionally, 127 bodies were recovered from Rasuwa district, 69 from Gorkha, 60 from Dhading and 38 from Tanahu, according to the police data.

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