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[^2]\n\nThe death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,252 on Thursday as more bodies were recovered from affected areas. [^3]\n\nAnil Pokhrel, former chief executive of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, stated that Nepal has no early warning system because simply having sensors does not constitute a system. [^4]\n\nLok Vijay Adhikari, chief of the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center, said the department did not alert the public because the seismic activity recorded a 4.4 magnitude that did not match the pattern of an earthquake. [^5]\n\nNepal Police data released on Thursday indicated that 355 bodies were recovered from Chitawan district, 218 from Nawalparasi East, 208 from Nawalparasi West (including 18 recovered from India and handed over), and 177 from Nuwakot. [^6]\n\nThe death toll in the flash flood that struck Gyirong county in Tibet near the Nepal border has increased to 21, with 541 others still missing as of Wednesday. [^7]\n\nThe joint rescue teams led by the Nepal Army have continued their search and rescue efforts on the ninth day, with the number of missing people estimated at 4,875. 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