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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The devastating mudslide in Nepal has so far claimed at least 903 lives and over 4,000 people are still missing, as rescue efforts enter their sixth day.
Nepal Flash Floods: Death Toll Rises to 903, over 4,200 Still Missing
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Nepal flood death toll rises to 900, more than 4,700 missing: disaster authority
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Authorities were intensifying rescue efforts after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and left more than 4,700 missing. “We are working in search and rescue of the stranded people from hills, settlements and river areas,” said Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet, Nepal’s army spokesman. Multiple foreign teams were also assisting local rescuers to find trapped workers in hydropower tunnels. Officials say…
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