Kathmandu, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Hopes of finding more survivors among the thousands still missing in Nepal ​were fading, authorities said on Wednesday, a week after a glacier collapse in the Himalayas unleashed flash floods that ‌devastated the mountainous nation. At least 1,050 people have been killed and nearly 4,000 remain unaccounted for, with officials fearing many are buried under debris left by the floods that tore through towns and valleys near the Chinese border. Across the border in Tibet, China’s official toll has held steady since Sunday at 16 ​dead and 546 missing. “The hope of finding survivors is

KATHMANDU/BEIJING, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The Nepal flood death toll from Nepal’s devastating floods surpassed 1,000 on Tuesday as rescuers deployed heavy machinery, helicopters ‌and excavators to reach thousands still missing nearly a week after the Himalayan disaster tore through towns and valleys. Specialised rescue teams from China, India and Nepal built temporary bridges to reach remote areas and dug through the ruins of hydropower projects, using excavators to try to rescue nearly 300 workers trapped inside tunnels. A glacier collapse on August 26 sent a deluge of ice, rock and mud sweeping through the impoverished ​nation’s border region with China. At

Mumbai, Aug 31 (Reuters) – India’s central bank stepped in again to support the rupee on Monday, after ​a surge in oil prices and rising expectations of a U.S. interest-rate ‌hike combined to pressure the currency. The rupee was quoting at 95.44 to the dollar at 11:49 a.m. IST, down less than 0.1% from Friday. The currency opened weaker at ​95.49 and had briefly fallen to 95.60 on the interbank order-matching ​system before the regular market session began. Get the latest news from India and how it matters to the world with the Reuters India File newsletter. Sign up here.