A Nepal police update says the death toll has risen to 359. This comes about an hour after police announced the death toll was 332, while more than 900 are missing, majority of them foreign citizens.

In Tibet, three have been confirmed dead and at least 558 are missing, according to China's state broadcaster. It is unclear whether the missing figures overlap with Nepal's.

An experienced mountaineer who has previously witnessed flash floods in Nepal tells the BBC he can't believe how "explosive" and "violent" the disaster was.

Two sisters whose parents travelled to the region from Texas tell the BBC they "just love them a lot and want them to come home".

Information on what triggered the flooding has been gradually emerging. Experts now believe "glacial collapse and debris flow" was the cause rather than an earthquake.

And experts say there are concerns about possible second and third waves, potentially caused by debris in rivers.

(Source: BBC)