KATHMANDU (AFP) - Rescuers scouring Nepal's central Annapurna region after severe flash flooding said Sunday that there was almost no hope of finding survivors and that the final death toll could be more than 60.
The bodies of 17 people have been recovered but district police superintendent Sailesh Thapa told AFP that 47 missing people, including three Ukrainian tourists, were feared dead.
"So far, 12 of the 17 bodies have been identified. An excavator has reached the worst affected areas and is clearing the mud," he said.
"We have a list of another 47 people who have gone missing. Their chances of survival are almost zero. The three Ukrainians are still missing."
Just eight people have been rescued since the Seti burst its banks near the city of Pokhara, a popular tourist hub, on Saturday, sweeping away an entire village, and swamping families enjoying picnics on the river banks.
Most of the missing are thought to be local.
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