[Anchor]

It has been four days since the massive and catastrophic floods struck Nepal. The death toll and the number of missing persons confirmed so far have exceeded 3,600. Rescue operations are facing setbacks at the disaster sites due to fears of secondary floods combined with adverse weather conditions.

Saturday's 8 O'Clock News begins with a report by reporter Kim Minpyo.

[Reporter]

On the morning of the 29th, local time in Nepal, helicopter operations were temporarily suspended due to poor weather, including rain in the areas affected by the massive floods.

With access to the sites via land hampered by rugged terrain and damaged roads, even aerial rescue efforts faced disruptions.

Chinese rescue teams crossed mountains and rivers, and some even used drones to reach the site of the former border checkpoint leading into Nepal,

[Chinese Rescue Worker: Is anyone there?]

However, a five-story building had vanished as if it were a lie, turning into a muddy field, and no survivors were found.

The rescue teams plan to mobilize all available methods, including aerial searches using drones, to carry out rescue operations for the missing.

On the fourth day since the massive floods occurred, Nepalese authorities stated that they have deployed approximately 15,000 military and police personnel so far and rescued about 4,400 people.

However, the combined death toll tallied in both China and Nepal has risen to 633, and the number of missing persons is approaching 3,000.

[Rani Gupta / Family Member of Missing Person: I am left here all alone. I have no idea where to go or what to do.]

As 72 hours have passed since the massive floods, the death toll is increasing rapidly, and hospitals across Nepal are experiencing severe difficulties due to a shortage of morgue spaces and delays in identification.

The Nepalese government, which initially refused foreign assistance, has changed its policy to accept help strictly limited to certain rescue operations, genetic testing, and forensic investigations.

The four countries whose dispatch of support personnel, including experts and technicians, has been approved by Nepal are South Korea, India, China, and Australia.

(Video Editing: Choi Hye-young)