Natural Disasters · Public broadcaster
Deadly flash floods near Nepal-Tibet border raze villages, leave hundreds missing
Massive flash floods that swept through the Himalayan border regions of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed at least 160 people and destroyed villages and infrastructure, officials said. Hundreds are still missing, including foreign tourists and pilgrims from neighbouring India, as authorities race to send humanitarian assistance to affected communities.
- Source published
- 26 Aug 2026, 14:26 CEST
Publication time from the source RSS/feed - Captured by GC
- 27 Aug 2026, 03:42 CEST
When GlobalsConflicts first captured this item. - Source
- France 24 - English
- Trust
- medium · direct source trail
- Source quality
- good
public broadcaster or established media source from a direct trail - Actors
- France, India, China
Massive flash floods that swept through the Himalayan border regions of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed at least 160 people and destroyed villages and infrastructure, officials said. Hundreds are still missing, including foreign tourists and pilgrims from neighbouring India, as authorities race to send humanitarian assistance to affected communities.
What is reported
Massive flash floods that swept through the Himalayan border regions of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed at least 160 people and destroyed villages and infrastructure, officials said. Hundreds are still missing, including foreign tourists and pilgrims from neighbouring India, as authorities race to send humanitarian assistance to affected communities.
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- Source published (RSS): 26 Aug 2026, 14:26 CEST. Publication time from the source RSS/feed
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- The visible source is France 24 - English.
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