Rescuers are searching for 19 people missing in severe flooding in Nepal that swept away a key bridge connecting the country with China.

At least eight people were killed and over two dozen were missing after the Bhote Koshi River flooded, washing away the "Friendship Bridge" that links China and Nepal, officials said on Tuesday.

At least eight people have been killed and more than 20 are missing in Nepal following a flood which destroyed a bridge. On Tuesday, the Bhote Koshi River flooded which washed away the “Friendship Bridge” linking China and Nepal. Local authorities have now recovered eight bodies, Nepal Police spokesperson Binod Ghimire told Reuters.