Key Takeaways:

• 1,290 confirmed dead: 32 children, 250 women, 427 men; 532 partial remains
• 4,798 missing: 2,369 men, 478 women; search ongoing
• 8,197 rescued alive, including 1,055 foreign nationals
• DNA samples collected from 1,143 deceased and 711 relatives to aid identification

KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 4 The death toll from the devastating Bhotekoshi flash floods has reached 1,290, with 4,798 people still missing, according to Nepal Police. Police Headquarters spokesperson Deputy Inspector General Abi Narayan Kafle said 1,290 bodies had been recovered so far. Of them, 32 were children, 250 women and 427 men, while 532 bodies were recovered only partially. Two others died while undergoing hospital treatment. Of those still missing, 2,369 are men and 478 are women, Kafle said, adding that police are continuing efforts to identify and manage bodies recovered from flood-hit areas. A total of 8,197 people have been rescued alive, including 4,618 men, 2,472 women, 1,055 foreign nationals and 52 unidentified persons, police records show. To facilitate identification, police have collected DNA samples from 1,143 deceased individuals and 711 relatives of victims. So far, 926 bodies have been buried, authorities said. The figures highlight the scale of devastation as search and rescue operations continue in Rasuwa and surrounding flood-affected areas.