Nepal has now confirmed 987 deaths, the country's disaster management authorities announced on Tuesday. Chinese state media, meanwhile, reported 16 deaths in Tibet.
The flooding that struck the border region between Nepal and Tibet last Wednesday swept away entire communities. Nepalese authorities say around 3,900 people are still missing.
In Tibet, more than 500 people remain unaccounted for, according to Chinese state media.
Despite the suffering and destruction, there is still some good news coming from the region. On Tuesday, a video was released showing an extraordinary rescue three days after the devastating floods. A six-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble weak but alive after being trapped underneath it for three days.
One story making headlines in recent days involves a teacher who likely saved the lives of around 900 children and teenagers at his school through a calm and decisive response.
According to reports including one by the British broadcaster BBC, the teacher managed to evacuate the children from the school in the final minutes before the floodwaters swept through the village.
The teacher, Rajendra Dawadi, told the BBC that he had received four separate warnings from people within the space of just a few minutes and then decided to take immediate action. While the children were still being evacuated, they saw a hostel building, located around 100 metres from the river, being destroyed.
"If we had made that decision 10 minutes later, none of us – the students or me – would be here talking to you today", he told the media.
Meanwhile, rescue efforts for hundreds of workers believed to still be trapped inside tunnels at hydropower facilities in the area are being watched with a mixture of hope and fear.
A private association representing energy producers said that at least 900 workers who had been employed across a total of 12 hydropower projects were missing.
Around 500 of them could still be trapped inside tunnels. However, fears are growing that now, six days after the disaster, they could be running out of air inside the tunnels.
