Flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border kills more than 150, with hundreds of tourists missing - BBC

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Rescuers in Nepal and Tibet are scrambling to search for survivors after Wednesday's flash flood destroyed homes, swamped roads and swept away bridges

More than 900 people are missing and at least 389 have died in Nepal - drone footage shows the scale of the devastation

Meanwhile, three people have died and at least 558 are missing in Tibet, although it's not clear if these figures overlap with Nepal's

A Nepalese man living in Aberdeen tells the BBC how he lost three close family members in the flash floods

Another man from East London says his sister was "really excited" to go on her first pilgrimage, but has now been out of contact

The glacial collapse that is said to have caused the flash floods happened on the Nepal side of the Himalayan mountains, Nepalese officials tell the BBC

There are risks of more floods: a lake of rising water has formed at a site along the China-Nepal border - prompting fears it could burst its banks, reports Laura Bicker in Beijing

1:17 Hope for rescues remains despite fear of more floods. 00:01:17, play video Hope for rescues remains despite fear of more floods

0:24 Pedestrian river crossing shakes violently in flash floodwaters. 00:00:24, play video Pedestrian river crossing shakes violently in flash floodwaters

0:28 'My wife, mum, brother and uncle are missing' 00:00:28, play video 'My wife, mum, brother and uncle are missing'

0:18 Huge boulder rolls down river. 00:00:18, play video Huge boulder rolls down river

1:30 Rescuers trying to reach hardest hit areas. 00:01:30, play video Rescuers trying to reach hardest hit areas

0:51 Worker films moment he escapes torrent. 00:00:51, play video Worker films moment he escapes torrent

1:16 'We want them home': Daughters of missing couple. 00:01:16, play video 'We want them home': Daughters of missing couple

0:58 Powerful torrent sweeps away car 00:00:58, play video Powerful torrent sweeps away car

0:35 Nepali army rescue people covered in mud. 00:00:35, play video Nepali army rescue people covered in mud

0:34 Dam under construction destroyed in flood. 00:00:34, play video Dam under construction destroyed in flood

0:27 Mud fills buildings and roads in Nepal. 00:00:27, play video Mud fills buildings and roads in Nepal

0:24 Man rescued from rooftop by helicopter. 00:00:24, play video Man rescued from rooftop by helicopter

1:55 BBC visits Kathmandu hospital as families wait for news. 00:01:55, play video BBC visits Kathmandu hospital as families wait for news

0:34 Aerial footage shows destruction along border. 00:00:34, play video Aerial footage shows destruction along border

1:18 'My family members were swept away' 00:01:18, play video 'My family members were swept away'

0:24 People flee as floodwater gushes through valley. 00:00:24, play video People flee as floodwater gushes through valley

0:54 'Race to save lives' after deadly flash flood. 00:00:54, play video 'Race to save lives' after deadly flash flood

1:04 Floodwater washes away bridge and buildings. 00:01:04, play video Floodwater washes away bridge and buildings

0:54 Video shows scale of flash flood. 00:00:54, play video Video shows scale of flash flood

0:40 Emergency services rescue people trapped. 00:00:40, play video Emergency services rescue people trapped

Edited by Charlotte Hadfield, with reporting from BBC Nepali, Azadeh Moshiri in Kathmandu, and Laura Bicker in Beijing

Image source, EPA/Shutterstock

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The search for survivors in Tibet and Nepal continues after hundreds of people were killed in flash floods.

More than 900 people are missing and at least 389 have died in Nepal, while three people are confirmed to have been killed in Tibet and more than 550 are unaccounted for. However, it's not clear if these figures overlap.

A woman from Kent says she has been unable to contact her sister, who was near the Nepal-Tibet border when devastating flash flooding hit.

"We are really hoping that people hear us and try to find [my sister]," she says.

The glacial collapse that is said to have caused the flash floods happened on the Nepal side of the Himalayan mountains, Nepalese officials have told the BBC

Countries and organisations around the world have been sending aid to Nepal, including Britain, with Prime Minister Andy Burham pledging £5 million in aid earlier today.