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Survivors rescued from flash flooding are brought to safer place by army helicopters in Nuwakot district in Nepal on Saturday (August 29, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 626 on Saturday (August 29, 2026), with more bodies being recovered and nearly 2,000 people still missing…
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A view of a building partially damaged and surrounded by thick mud and debris as rescue operations underway following the devastating flash floods, in Trishuli on August 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Nepal is monitoring two lakes upstream of the flood zone, one of which began overflowing on Friday (August 28, 2026), an official…
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A combination of satellite images shows a site at the border of Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region, China, before (above) and after (below) a barrier lake formed as a result of flash floods and a mudslide, August 24, 2026 and August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nepal authorities on Friday (August 28, 2026) issued…
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The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday (August 26, 2026) was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. That may have led to the backed-up water surging downstream with enormous force a few hours later, they suggested. Scientists…
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Family members and relatives of people, who went missing in the devastating flash floods in Nepal, interact with ‘Chalo Jai’ travel agency (Chalo Jai Tour and Travel) employees at his office, in Kolkata, on August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Officials of several States stepped up efforts to trace people missing or stranded after…
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An area covered in mud and silt washed along the devastating flash flood near Trishuli Dam, in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI A fresh flood risk persists in downstream areas of the Bhote Koshi River in Nepal’s Rasuwa district after a new barrier lake formed near the river’s source,…
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a muddy river bank with debris is seen near Gyirong Port in southwestern China’s Tibetan Autonomous Region on Wednesday (August 26, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP A glacier collapse in Tibet caused catastrophic flash flooding in a border area of China and Nepal. Authorities in both countries…
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Based on the initial calls, around 25-30 tourists from Kerala are estimated to be stranded in the flood-hit region in Nepal. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A day after a massive flash flood swept through Nepal, killing more than 160 people so far, the Keralam government said it had received around 16 distress calls from…
Damaged houses following devastating floods, in Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border unleashed waves of water and debris that have killed at least 160 people and left hundreds more missing. The exact sequence of events is still unclear, but on Wednesday (August…
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A resident walks along a street covered in mud following flash floods and a landslide disaster in Devghat, in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Thirty-four Australians are missing following flash flooding through the Nepal-Tibet border region, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday (August 27, 2026). “At this point,…
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