Nepal search operations continue a week after catastrophic floods

The UN says the disaster has left at least 2.2 million tonnes of debris, according to a preliminary estimate.

A week on from devastating flash floods in the Himalayas that killed more than 1,100 people and left nearly 4,000 missing, search and rescue operations continue.

On August 26, a torrent of water, mud and rocks swept through communities in Nepal and China’s auton...