The death toll from devastating floods along Nepal’s border with Tibet has risen to at least 472, while more than 1,400 people remain missing as rescue teams intensify efforts to find survivors.
A woman cries after being rescued at an army camp following flash floods in Battar Bazar town in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 28, 2026. Photo by PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP
Devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border region have killed at least 472 people, 48 hours after the disaster.
Nepal ordered rescuers searching for survivors of deadly floods to get to safety as it reported a debris dam had burst in Tibet on Friday, 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, smashing bridges and sweeping away vehicles in both Nepal and Tibet.
More than 1,400 people are missing, including trekkers in the Himalayas and scores of Hindu pilgrims to Tibet’s sacred snow-capped Mount Kailash.
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