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After the catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border a week ago, more than 1,000 people have died and nearly 4,000 more are missing, according to Nepal's disaster agency.

The BBC has travelled to the district of Betrawati in Nepal, as some people return to their homes to see the devastation caused by the floods.

South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri spoke to a local, who is still waiting for his his wife's body to be retrieved as rescue efforts continue.

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