Aid worker in Nepal says hope remains of finding survivors as more than 480 killed by flash flood

The death toll in Nepal has risen to 489, officials say, more than 48 hours after flash flooding devastated the Himalayan border region

An aid worker tells the BBC the situation in Nepal is "chaos", but he believes there is hope that those still missing "could be found alive"

The Nepali government has released the names of 500 missing foreign nationals, including 178 from India, 65 from the US and 33 from the UK

In Tibet, five people have died and more than 558 are missing, Chinese state media say. It is not clear if the latest figures overlap

Meanwhile, Chinese authorities have resumed rescue efforts near the Nepal-Tibet border, state media says, after fears that a newly formed lake of rising water could burst its banks halted operations

Tens of thousands of tourists visit the area every year - the BBC has been speaking to relatives of the missing. Two sisters whose parents are missing say "we just love them a lot and want them to come home"

A collapsed glacier caused the huge flood wave, local officials tell the BBC. The surge tore through houses and roads, and destroyed a key Nepal-Tibet border crossing

Aid worker in Nepal says hope remains of finding survivors as more than 480 killed by flash flood