Chinese officials say rescue operations in 'critical stage' after deadly flash floods in Nepal

Risk of Second Flood on Nepal-Tibet Border The death toll in Nepal has risen to 547 , officials say, after Wednesday's flash flooding devastated the Himalayan border region Chinese officials say that search and rescue operations have reached a "critical stage" , as a lake dammed by a landslide is at risk of overflowing Nepalese officials say more than 100 foreign nationals have been rescued . Earlier, they said more than 500 were missing 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 "Please help us find her" - the brother of one of the missing Britons appeals to local officials to help locate his sister A collapsed glacier caused the huge flood wave, local officials tell the BBC. We will bring you more on this story as updates become available. Information has trickled out of Tibet since the floods hit earlier this week, largely due to China's tight media controls.

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