A glacial collapse triggered devastating flash floods in Nepal and the Tibetan region of China on August 28–30, 2026, killing over 1,000 people and leaving approximately 2,500 others missing as of September 1, 2026. Rescue efforts were hampered by continued heavy rain and rising river levels, with close to 300 workers trapped in hydropower projects in the Himalayas.
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Rescue and relief efforts in Nepal and Tibet have been hampered this Sunday by heavy rain and rising river levels. The latest figures following Wednesday’s flash floods put the death toll at 750, while more than 3,000 people remain missing. Nepal’s disaster authorities are urging rescue teams to “exercise caution”, warning that bad weather, swollen rivers and the threat of further flooding could h
Rescue and relief efforts in Nepal and Tibet have been hampered this Sunday by heavy rain and rising river levels. The latest figures following Wednesday’s flash floods put the death toll at 750, while more than 3,000 people remain missing. Nepal’s disaster authorities are urging rescue teams to “exercise caution”, warning that bad weather, swollen rivers and the threat of further flooding could h
Nepalese authorities announced on Sunday that the provisional death toll from the devastating floods had risen to more than 730, with nearly 2,500 people still missing. Among the thousands of people missing is the husband of a 22-year-old woman, who is still waiting for him to return. Like tens of thousands of Nepalese people in recent days, she went to one of the country’s medical centres to find
Rescuers dig through the ruins of hydropower projects in the Himalayas to save close to 300 trapped workers