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[^3]\n\nThe Nepal National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) stated that 1,252 bodies have been recovered, while the total number of missing people in the country remains at 4,216. [^4]\n\nAt least 1,252 people were killed in Nepal last week when houses, streets, and schools near the border with China's Tibet were swept away by the disaster. [^5]\n\nNepal authorities stated on Thursday that approximately 20,000 houses will need to be rebuilt in different, safer locations due to damage from last week's floods. [^6]\n\nNearly 4,000 people remain missing following the disaster. [^7]\n\nSeismic sensors, cameras, and a satellite connection are planned for installation in the border town of Timure. [^8]\n\nRescue teams are utilizing helicopters and zip lines to reach remote villages and workers trapped inside hydropower facilities more than a week after the disaster. [^9]\n\nSanjay Kc, an officer from the Nepalese army engineering department, stated that hundreds of workers are believed to be trapped inside hydropower plants, including some in tunnels. [^10]\n\nDharma Raj Upreti, chief of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, told Reuters that preliminary estimates indicate 7,500 houses have been completely destroyed, either washed away or buried under debris and mud. [^11]\n\nMore than 4,200 people remain missing after the catastrophe, and thousands more have been displaced from their homes. 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