Chinese media announced on Thursday that the devastating floods that struck the border areas between Nepal and Chinese Tibet claimed the lives of at least 165 people, while 558 people were missing, including foreign tourists. Chinese television indicated that 260 of the missing were foreigners, noting that the death toll recorded on the Chinese side had stabilized at 3 people. Yesterday, the Nepalese authorities announced the recovery of the bodies of 162 people, bringing the total toll of the disaster on both sides of the border to at least 165 dead. The number of missing people in Nepal as a result of the massive flood that struck the Himalayan region rose to 826 people, including about 600 foreigners, according to the authorities, bringing the total number of missing people announced in Nepal and China to 1,384 people. This brings the number of foreigners missing as a result of the flood to more than 860 people from several countries.