Rescue efforts after Nepal flash floods at critical stage, Chinese officials say

A policeman with a sniffer dog looks at the damage in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district of Nepal (Niranjan Shrestha/AP) - (AP)

Rescue efforts after devastating flash floods in Nepal have reached a “critical stage”, Chinese officials have said.

More than 30 British nationals are among hundreds of people missing and feared dead as rescue efforts continue after flooding in the Rasuwa district, which borders China’s autonomous region of Tibet.