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Nepal flash flood death toll surges to 1,410; over 6,100 still missing

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Nepal flash flood death toll surges to 1,410; over 6,100 still missing

A motorcyclist rides through thick mud with flood-damaged houses in the background following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal. | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal surged to 1,410 on Thursday (September 17, 2026), with over 6,100 people still missing, according to the…

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At flood-destroyed border, China teams scour ruins of once-busy port

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At flood-destroyed border, China teams scour ruins of once-busy port

A rescue worker stands near excavators at the core disaster-hit area at Gyirong Port amid rescue efforts following the August 26 mudslide, during an organised media tour in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese officials said on Sunday (September 6, 2026) that workers had recovered 12 more bodies as the search…

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Nepal flash floods aftermath LIVE: Death toll crosses 1,000 as rescuers recover more bodies; nearly 4,000 still missing

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Nepal flash floods aftermath LIVE: Death toll crosses 1,000 as rescuers recover more bodies; nearly 4,000 still missing

Workers instal a cableway to cross Trishuli river at Indrayani Ghat in Bidur in Nuwakot district, Nepal, following deadly flash floods and mudslides, in this handout obtained by Reuters on September 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal surged to 1,050 on Tuesday (September 1, 2026),…

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‘Mother was swept away’: Nepal flood survivors cling to hope amid search for missing

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‘Mother was swept away’: Nepal flood survivors cling to hope amid search for missing

Five-year-old Ishara Tamang lies in a hospital bed in Kathmandu, injured and separated from her family, after surviving the flash floods that devastated Rasuwa district on the Nepal-Tibet border. She was rescued from the floodwaters in Khalte, a village in Rasuwa, after being trapped in a net, the Onlinekhabar news portal reported. Ishara told hospital…

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Risk of lake burst near China-Nepal disaster site wanes

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Risk of lake burst near China-Nepal disaster site wanes

The threat of a lake formed ​after a glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border, where a devastating flood struck earlier this week, has ⁠eased, Chinese authorities said on Saturday (August 29, 2026), as it appears to have shrunk. Satellite images from Thursday (August 27, 2026) to Saturday (August 29, 2026) morning suggest that water…

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