Nepal, July 9 -- At least 20 people remain missing after a devastating flood struck the Lhende Stream along the Nepal-China border on Tuesday. Among the missing are three Nepal Police personnel, six Nepali workers, five drivers and six Chinese nationals.

To support the ongoing search and rescue operations, a team from the Shreenath Battalion of the Nepali Army has been deployed in the Chilime Hydropower and Rongapul areas of Gosaikunda Rural Municipality. So far, the rescue teams have recovered five unidentified bodies and several body parts.

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