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Rescuers search for survivors after devastating Nepal flood
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TRISHULI, Nepal/BEIJING: Rescue workers searched for hundreds of people still missing on Thursday after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and Tibet a day earlier, triggering catastrophic flooding that swept through mountain towns and valleys, killing scores of people.
Key facts
- Officials at Nepal’s tourism ministry told media outlets that around 340 foreigners were among more than 400 tourists missing after the disaster, which hit a mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
- TRISHULI, Nepal/BEIJING: Rescue workers searched for hundreds of people still missing on Thursday after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and Tibet a day earlier, triggering catastrophic
- A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district of Nepal, August 27, 2026
- A survivor is transported to a safer place in heavy machinery following a flash flood at Trishuli in Nuwakot district of Nepal on August 26, 2026.
- A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood at Trishuli in Nuwakot district of Nepal on August 26, 2026.
- A mud-covered building following a flash flood at Trishuli in Nuwakot district of Nepal on August 26, 2026.
Summary
Officials at Nepal’s tourism ministry told media outlets that around 340 foreigners were among more than 400 tourists missing after the disaster, which hit a mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims. Some 157 bodies had been recovered so far, Nepal police said late on Wednesday.
Verified videos showed crushing masses of water and debris sweeping away dozens of people at the border, with authorities in both China and Nepal fearing far higher casualties and massive destruction.