A glacial collapse caused flash floods in a Himalayan valley on the Nepal-Tibet border on 26 August 2026, killing more than 300 people and leaving over 1,300 missing, including approximately 800 foreign tourists and pilgrims. International rescue teams were deployed to search for survivors.
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Rescue teams are searching for survivors after a glacial collapse triggered catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet. Hundreds of people, including many foreign tourists, are missing.
Over 1,300 people are still missing in Nepal and Tibet, a day after catastrophic flooding believed to have been caused by a glacier collapse. A total of 800 foreign tourists are missing across the affected Himalayan region, including South Korean, Indian and Australian nationals, with some of those countries sending their own rescue teams to aid in the search.
After flash floods destroyed entire villages in a Himalayan valley on the Nepal-Tibet border, the search for over 1,300 missing people, including tourists and pilgrims, is underway.