Rescue and recovery continues at the mudslide-hit China-Nepal border

As the rescue and recovery efforts reach its seventh day at the China-Nepal

border following the deadly flash floods that killed more than 1,100

and left over 4,000 missing,

China continues to send aid to the Xizang Autonomous Region, also known as Tibet,

and across the Nepali border.

While expert say its too early to draw direct correlation between the

incident and climate change, there's no doubt the earth's rising temperature

is impacting the Himalayan mountains.

The rescue and relief operation at the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port

in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region enters its seventh day

with more personnel and equipment deployed to search for victims,

repair roads, set up communication base stations and restore power lines.

The disaster leaves 546 still missing on the Chinese side,

according to the regional government's latest update.

More than 2,000 personnel have joined the operation

as the search perimeter has been expanded to the banks

of Kyirong Tsangpo River.

About 700 meters of the crucial National Highway G216,

the key land route to the port, remains to be cleared

as of Tuesday afternoon.

A joint barrier lake monitoring group at Gyirong Port

has been formed to conduct round-the-clock surveillance

of the barrier lake dam.

In Shenzhen, emergency aid supplies are rounded up.

This as a second batch of aid materials for Nepal,

including drones, genetic testing equipment, lighting and

water-purification devices made

its way across the border.

At a latest press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson

Guo Jiakun says China is preparing a third batch of emergency

relief supplies for Nepal based on the country's needs.

The Nuwakot district in Nepal remains in ruins as

recovery and clean up continues.

While scientists say it's too early to link the incident to global warming,

the Himalayan mountains are especially prone to climate change

as the area tends to warm considerably faster than many other parts of the world.

The floods were triggered after a collapse of bedrock and glacier ice

sent debris and water suring through multiple Himalayan rivers.