by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The death toll from the devastating flash flood and mudslide in Nepal last week now stands at 907 as of this morning. Nepalese police say over four-thousand people are still unaccounted for including six South Africans. Hundreds of bodies, many unidentified, have been buried in shallow graves as they began decomposing in the humid weather in the plains of the Himalayan country after being swept down the mountains. Nepali officials said that the focus was on reaching the 933 workers believed to be trapped at 11 hydropower projects,including many in tunnels, in the two hard-hit districts. Head of Search and Rescue at the Gift of the Givers, Ahmed Bham explains the situation on the ground from contact with local authorities....

<p>by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The death toll from the devastating flash flood and mudslide in Nepal last week now stands at 907 as of this morning. Nepalese police say over four-thousand people are still unaccounted for including six South Africans. Hundreds of bodies, many unidentified, have been buried in shallow graves as they began decomposing in the humid weather in the plains of the Himalayan country after being swept down the mountains. Nepali officials said that the focus was on reaching the 933 workers believed to be trapped at 11 hydropower projects,including many in tunnels, in the two hard-hit districts. Head of Search and Rescue at the Gift of the Givers, Ahmed Bham explains the situation on the ground from contact with local authorities....</p>

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