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  • Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Maticley.

  • Bodies continue to be found in Nepal five days after a glacier collapse triggered mudslides

  • and flash flooding along the border with Tibet.

  • The death toll has risen to at least 900, with thousands still missing.

  • NPR's Chandelier Duster has more.

  • Authorities in Nepal say they are searching for more than 2,000 people from various countries.

  • State Department spokesperson Tommy Piggott told ABC News 85 Americans

  • are still unaccounted for and nine have been evacuated.

  • He also said they were not aware of American deaths.

  • The State Department, Piggott said, is sending aid to assist in recovery efforts.

  • We have activated from the State Department.

  • $3.6 million in emergency humanitarian assistance.

  • That includes up to three months of emergency food for up to 10,000 flood-affected households.

  • The U.S. Embassy in Nepal has warned that heavy rain could lead to more flooding in the region.

  • Chandelice Duster, NPR News.

  • More than a dozen people are still missing in the Grand Canyon as a result of flash flooding along the Colorado River.

  • Connor Greenwall with member station KJZZ says dozens of people were evacuated from the area over the weekend.

  • A significant flash flood event near Bright Angel Canyon has destroyed several structures

  • and damaged other infrastructure and utilities.

  • At least 62 people have been evacuated to the South Rim by the Arizona