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More than 200 millimetres of rain fell in less than two days across Cape Breton island, causing roads to be damaged or washed away and stranding some residents.

The government had declared Monday an official day of mourning and ordered flags at government offices lowered to half-staff.

A spokesperson for the Isha Foundation, a spiritual group based in India, said 10 people from Toronto had arrived at the Nepal-China border minutes before the flooding hit.

The federal government says at least 32 Canadians are reported missing in an area spanning parts of Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region in China, after devastating floods.

A Calgary aid worker is helping Nepal earthquake survivors while the city's Nepalese community supports loved ones affected by the disaster.

A series of flash floods has destroyed villages in parts of Nepal and Tibet, as experts say a falling glacier likely triggered a chain reaction of events that could get worse.

As the death toll rises following last week's flash floods in central Nepal, the Maritimes' Nepalese community is waiting anxiously to hear from friends and family members. 

The floods caused significant infrastructure damage, destroying footbridges that provided hiker access to the bottom of the inner canyon on the north side of the Colorado River.

People are asked to check conditions before leaving, follow all road closures, don’t drive through floodwater, and turn around if drivers encounter flooding or a damaged road.

Environment Canada has dropped its warnings for Nova Scotia, but there is still more rain in the forecast after flooding and widespread damage was reported.

Flood warning notices were sent to people's phones early Sunday as rescue crews worked to clear a major highway connecting Kathmandu to one of the areas worst hit by the floods.

One N.S. resident says she has lost hundreds of relatives and friends after Nepal's deadly flash floods in her home district of Rasuwa.

Two bodies have been recovered and a man is missing following flash floods over the weekend. More than 80 people were rescued from the park by helicopter.

The search for missing individuals in Nepal is ongoing despite treacherous terrain, damaged infrastructure and dangerous weather conditions.

The number of Canadians missing in Nepal and the Tibet region after a series of catastrophic flash floods has climbed to 30 from 25 Wednesday, according to the federal government.

Nepal’s disaster agency said Monday that 903 deaths had been counted in that country, with 4,247 people, including 592 foreigners, missing.

Organizers across the country, in cities including Toronto, Brampton and Calgary, cancelled Teej celebrations in light of the disaster.

Search teams first heard voices from inside the tunnel in the morning, allowing them to locate the two men, Nepalese lawmaker Shri Ram Neupane said.

After flooding again, Pierrefonds residents say they're living in fear of the next storm and want answers on flood prevention and infrastructure.

The flooding on Aug. 26 killed more than 1,100 people and left roughly 4,400 missing, after a glacier collapsed in the Himalayan border region between Nepal and China.