A British male has been rescued almost a week after devastating floods which killed more than 1,000 people hit Nepal.

The British national, who has not been named, was saved alongside 118 Nepalese people on Tuesday.

Speaking at a press conference in Nepal, an army spokesperson said: “Regarding today’s rescue, since 1700 hours we have rescued 118 Nepalese people.

“Out of the 118, 44 were female and 74 were male, and we have also rescued one British male during this search and rescue operation, and the search and rescue operation is continuing.

“Massive work has been going on in the tunnel, all the tunnels.”

In a statement on Facebook, the Nepali Army said 119 people, including a British national, had been rescued on Tuesday.

“In addition to this, Nepali Army has rescued 273 foreigners along with a total of 3891 people through air resources,” the statement added.

Rescuers are attempting to reach hundreds of workers believed to be trapped inside tunnels at hydropower projects that were damaged by the floods.

The death toll from the floods surpassed 1,000 on Tuesday as rescuers deployed heavy machinery, helicopters and excavators to reach thousands still missing nearly ⁠a week after the Himalayan disaster tore through towns and valleys.

At least 639 people remain stranded in devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts, Nepal’s disaster management authority ⁠said on Tuesday.

It was previously reported that 33 British nationals were missing in the country following the floods.

A glacier collapse on 26 August sent a deluge of ice, rock and mud sweeping through the nation’s border region with China.

The death toll rose to 1,050, while about 4,000 people remain missing, ​including ⁠583 foreign nationals.

The disaster left at least 2.2 million tonnes of debris, according to a preliminary estimate by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), including parts of buildings, rocks, and sediment.

“The amount of debris shows the scale of the destruction and the challenge communities face as ⁠they clear homes, roads and public spaces and begin to rebuild,” it said.

More than 11,000 people have been rescued, and power and communication lines ​were restored ⁠in some areas, prime minister Balendra Shah said in a ‌social media post on Monday.

Shah said 279 workers were rescued from hydropower projects, with joint teams from Nepal, India and China working on search-and-rescue operations.

On Saturday, a rapid deployment team from the UK arrived in Nepal to provide support for Britons and their families.

The team, comprising specially trained crisis response staff, will work alongside the British embassy and local authorities to support British nationals arriving at and departing from the airport, as well as those seeking information about missing relatives.

The team will liaise with local authorities and emergency responders, reinforce existing consular operations on the ground, and work with families in the UK concerned for loved ones.

It forms part of the UK’s wider response to the flooding, which includes £5m of humanitarian support for relief and recovery efforts.