The death toll from floods in Nepal and Tibet has passed 1,000, with 4,400 people still missing six days after the catastrophe struck. ^[1] An avalanche occurred on the border between Nepal and China. ^[2] About 600 people remain stuck in several devastated hydropower stations, which have become a primary focus of rescue efforts. ^[3] Nepal police in Kathmandu have urged relatives of missing tourists to provide DNA samples and passport-sized photographs to assist in identification efforts. ^[4] Prime Minister Balendra Shah stated that more than 11,000 people had been rescued across the affected region and that power and communication lines were restored in some areas. ^[5] Chinese state media reported 16 deaths and 546 missing on the Tibetan side of the Nepal-China border. ^[6]