Rescuers race to find survivors after Himalayan floods kill at least 270
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Flash floods along the Nepal-China border have killed more than 350 people and left around 910 missing, including over 660 tourists from more than 30 countries. The disaster destroyed homes, roads, and bridges, while rescue teams race against time amid risks of further flooding.
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Rescuers race to find survivors after Himalayan floods kill at least 350
Hundreds of people, including more than 600 tourists, remain missing after the floods hit the Nepal-China border.
August 27, 2026 at 1:32 p.m. EDT
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*The aftermath of flash floods in the Nuwakot district of Nepal on Thursday. (Niranjan Shrestha/AP)*
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Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, after catastrophic flash floods that swept through the Himalayan region destroyed homes, engulfed roads and collapsed bridges.
More than 350 people have died, Nepali police said Thursday. Some 910 people remain unaccounted for, according to Nepal’s national disaster management agency.
About 660 tourists from over 30 countries are among the missing, including 65 Americans, 178 Indians and 25 Canadians, the Nepal Tourism Board said. It added that 31 foreign nationals have been rescued, including two Americans.
Chinese state media said the landslide hit Gyirong Port in Tibet, killing three people and leaving 558 missing, including 260 foreign nationals. Nearly 100 Chinese nationals also remain missing on the Nepali side of the border, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a news conference Thursday.
Complicating rescue efforts is the risk of more flooding at the Bhotekoshi River, officials said, noting that a lake was forming at the disaster site and was at “risk of bursting.” The disaster management agency urged people to stay away from the riverbanks.
Geoscientists said the floods were probably triggered by a landslide from a collapsing glacier that caused the Bhotekoshi River to overflow. The waterway originates in the Tibetan Plateau in China and crosses into Nepal.
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Rescuers race to find survivors after Himalayan floods kill at least 350
Hundreds of people, including more than 600 tourists, remain missing after the floods hit the Nepal-China border.
August 27, 2026 at 1:32 p.m. EDT
Today at 1:32 p.m. EDT
3 min
*The aftermath of flash floods in the Nuwakot district of Nepal on Thursday. (Niranjan Shrestha/AP)*
AsiaChevron right
3 min
By
Aoife Walsh
and
Joshua Yang
Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, after catastrophic flash floods that swept through the Himalayan region destroyed homes, engulfed roads and collapsed bridges.
More than 350 people have died, Nepali police said Thursday. Some 910 people remain unaccounted for, according to Nepal’s national disaster management agency.
About 660 tourists from over 30 countries are among the missing, including 65 Americans, 178 Indians and 25 Canadians, the Nepal Tourism Board said. It added that 31 foreign nationals have been rescued, including two Americans.
Chinese state media said the landslide hit Gyirong Port in Tibet, killing three people and leaving 558 missing, including 260 foreign nationals. Nearly 100 Chinese nationals also remain missing on the Nepali side of the border, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a news conference Thursday.
Complicating rescue efforts is the risk of more flooding at the Bhotekoshi River, officials said, noting that a lake was forming at the disaster site and was at “risk of bursting.” The disaster management agency urged people to stay away from the riverbanks.
Geoscientists said the floods were probably triggered by a landslide from a collapsing glacier that caused the Bhotekoshi River to overflow. The waterway originates in the Tibetan Plateau in China and crosses into Nepal.
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