Global Aid Heads to Nepal After Devastating Flash Flood
- On Thursday, August 27, 2026, international aid began reaching Nepal after a flash flood killed over 160 people and left hundreds missing.
- The disaster originated from a massive ice and rock landslide about 20 kilometres upriver from the Rasuwagadhi border crossing between Nepal and Tibet in China.
- China, the European Union, India, the United States, the Red Cross, and the WHO have dispatched emergency cash and medical supplies to support Nepal's response.
- Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister Matt Thistlethwaite confirmed 35 Australians are missing; concerned families should call hotline 1 300 555 135 for assistance.
- Rescue operations remain slow as entire villages are covered in mud or washed away, with Nepali Embassy Charge D'Affaires Tara Gautam warning the death toll may grow.
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In Nepal, areas ravaged by water are also very difficult to access. "The rescue workers work with their bare hands, they have no choice," LCI Rémy Desbois, a member of the international emergency fire department. On Thursday afternoon, 362 people died and 1,400 disappeared. - Floods in Nepal: how rescue workers organize themselves after the devastating flood (International).
A dramatic and devastating flood on the border between Nepal and Tibet's Chinese territory on Wednesday resulted in at least 362 deaths and more than 1,400 missing, according to the authorities.
Various aid organizations are scaling up to provide assistance in the border region of Nepal and Tibet that was hit by flash floods on Wednesday. UNICEF is among those present in the region, and the Red Cross has also announced that it is fully engaged in providing relief.
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