Flood risks hamper efforts to search for hundreds missing at Nepal-China border

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At least 540 killed in floods; search on for hundreds missing at Nepal-China border

Fears of further flooding complicated recovery efforts, as authorities searched for people missing after floods struck the Himalayan border between Nepal and China.

August 28, 2026 at 11:56 a.m. EDT

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*Residents view the Trishuli River from a hilltop after police alerted them of another possible surge in Devighat, Nepal, on Friday. (Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)*

By

Aoife Walsh

,

Joshua Yang

and

N. Kirkpatrick

Fears of further flooding complicated recovery efforts Friday, as authorities searched for hundreds of people still missing after devastating flash floods struck the Himalayan border between Nepal and China.

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