Nepal on high alert for fresh flooding after river levels rise as death toll passes 900
Authorities said 903 people have died and 4,247 remain missing as rescuers search hydropower tunnels and river valleys.
- On Monday, August 31, 2026, Nepal's disaster agency reported 903 deaths from catastrophic flash floods, with 4,247 people still missing, including 592 foreigners.
- Triggered by a glacial collapse on August 26, the rockfall registered as a magnitude 5.2 seismic event, sending debris across the Nepal-Tibet border.
- Rescuers face urgent challenges with at least 90 people trapped in hydropower tunnels, while multiple foreign teams assist local authorities searching for more than 275 missing Indians.
- Damage to the Pasang Lhamu highway has cut off the Rasuwa district from Nuwakot, with drone footage showing washed-away sections along the swollen Trishuli river.
- Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, warned that warming climate makes such disasters more frequent, urging a faster shift from fossil fuels to renewables.
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AlKhaleej TodayDisaster authority confirms Nepal flood death toll reached 903, while missing number 4,247
KATHMANDU, Aug 31 — Devastating floods near the border with China have killed at least 903 people in Nepal, while the number of missing in the country has soared to 4,247, its disaster authority said today, as rescue efforts entered a sixth day.Chinese state media earlier confirmed 16 dead and 546 people missing in Tibet following Wednesday’s disaster, taking the overall toll to 919 dead and 4,793 missing.Nepal’s list of the missing includes 592…
The number of victims of Wednesday's storm in the Himalayas continues to rise. The region, popular among mountaineers and pilgrims, is isolated and rescue teams try to rescue the workers.
The death toll from devastating floods that hit Nepal on Wednesday has risen again, with authorities there saying the death toll has reached at least 903. In neighboring Tibet, which was also hit by floods caused by the breakaway of a Himalayan glacier, at least 16 people have died, according to Chinese authorities. The tragic toll is sure to rise.
Rescue work intensifies as death toll in China-Nepal disaster approaches 1,000
Rescuers from China and Nepal continued searching landslide- and flood-affected areas on Monday while efforts to reopen roads to the heart of the disaster-hit area at Gyirong Port entered a “critical stage”. The death toll in Nepal had risen to 903 as of 9am on Monday, with 4,247 people still missing, according to data released by the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. Ch…
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After a heavy flood in the Himalayas, the number of fatalities increases to more than 900.
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