The United Nations (UN) appealed on Friday for $50 million to aid more than 84,000 people in Nepal affected by catastrophic flooding, warning that winter was approaching. The UN office in Nepal said those who survived had lost almost everything that made daily life possible, adding that time was against them.

The floods began on August 26 along the China-Nepal border, triggered by a glacial mountain collapse. They killed more than 1,300 people and left more than 5,600 missing in both countries, according to the appeal. The waters tore through mountain districts, destroying roads, bridges and hydropower dams.

Nepal has also announced a relief package for flood-hit businesses and plans to relocate settlements, according to reports accompanying the UN appeal.