Briton rescued in Nepal nearly a week after deadly floods swept through country

A British male has been rescued almost a week after devastating floods hit Nepal, which have killed more than 1,000 people .

The British national, who has not been named, was saved alongside 118 Nepalese people on Tuesday.

Speaking at a press conference in Nepal, an army spokesperson said: “Regarding today’s rescue, since 1700 hours we have rescued 118 Nepalese people.

“Out of the 118, 44 were female and 74 were male, and we have also rescued one British male during this search and rescue operation, and the search and rescue operation is continuing.

In a statement on Facebook, the Nepali Army said 119 people, including a British national, had been rescued on Tuesday.

Rescuers are attempting to reach hundreds of workers believed to be trapped inside tunnels at hydropower projects that were damaged by the floods.

The death toll from the floods surpassed 1,000 on Tuesday as rescuers deployed heavy machinery, helicopters and excavators to reach thousands still missing nearly ⁠a week after the Himalayan disaster tore through towns and valleys.

At least 639 people remain stranded in devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts, Nepal's disaster management authority ⁠said on Tuesday.

A glacier collapse on 26 August sent a deluge of ice, rock and mud sweeping through the nation's border region with China.

The death toll rose to 1,050, while about 4,000 people remain missing, ​including ⁠583 foreign nationals.

The disaster left at least 2.2m tons of debris, according to a preliminary estimate by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), including parts of buildings, rocks, and sediment.

"The amount of debris shows the scale of the destruction and the challenge communities face as ⁠they clear homes, roads and public spaces and begin to rebuild," it said.

More than 11,000 people have been rescued, and power and communication lines ​were restored ⁠in some areas, prime minister Balendra Shah said in a ‌social media post on Monday.

Shah said 279 workers were rescued from hydropower projects, with joint teams from Nepal, India and China working on search-and-rescue operations.