Death toll from flash floods rises to 469 with rescuers in Nepal and China working to find hundreds missing
Rescue teams are using helicopters and heavy machinery as more than 1,200 people remain missing and barrier lakes raise new flood fears.
- On August 26, a massive ice-rock avalanche and glacial collapse triggered devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, killing 469 people and leaving nearly 1,500 missing, according to Nepal Police.
- The United States Geological Survey confirmed the glacial collapse triggered the disaster, sending icy debris downstream at 193 kilometers per hour and destroying vital infrastructure across Himalayan valleys.
- Nepal Army spokesman Raja Ram Basnet said 350 workers were rescued from the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project tunnel, though teams continue struggling to extract more than 100 people trapped by thick mud.
- Chinese authorities warned that a debris-formed barrier lake holding over 2.5 million cubic meters of water poses severe breach risk, forcing rescue operations to pause Friday with peak flows expected around September 1.
- Foreign nationals from over two dozen countries, including 90 Americans, 39 Australians, and three Spanish visitors, remain among the missing as the United States and other nations offer humanitarian aid.
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According to the authorities, the number of missing persons in the disaster area in Nepal has increased significantly to almost 2,000. The number is now at least 1,924. More deaths are reported - now there are 579.
Nepal flood toll rises to 579; nearly 2,000 still missing
More than 4,500 people, including 85 Indians, were rescued; 98 Indian tourists are still unaccounted for; the Nepal govt. allows foreign experts to join the search operation following intense diplomatic pressure
Kathmandu, Aug. 28 (EFE).- The authorities of Nepal raised the number of people unaccounted for to 1,924 this Friday after adding to the count more than 900 workers of hydroelectric projects razed by the water, three days after the devastating flood that hit the country. https://holanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08rss-efe1f676a8e-2945-4250-97cb-66c330feece4-hd-web.mp4 According to the latest bulletin of the National Authority for Disaster Ris…
In Nepal, the death toll from flooding caused by a glacier breaking off from the Himalayas has risen to 579, while 1,924 people are reported missing. Approximately 4,000 people have been rescued in search and rescue operations.
Nepal orders rescuers to safety after dam bursts
Nepal yesterday ordered rescuers searching for survivors of deadly floods to get to safety as it reported a debris dam had burst in Tibet, bringing risks of new torrents.Emergency teams have recovered 472 bodies after a tsunami-like wall of water and mud crashed down on Wednesday, burying homes, sma
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