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Nearly 1,000 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after floods caused by a glacial collapse
China's Xinhua News Agency said Thursday that mudslides in Tibet caused by a glacial collapse have left three people dead and 558 missing, while police in Nepal reported at least 162 were killed.
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- 26 Aug 2026, 14:27 CEST → 27 Aug 2026, 21:43 CEST
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China's Xinhua News Agency said Thursday that mudslides in Tibet caused by a glacial collapse have left three people dead and 558 missing, while police in Nepal reported at least 162 were killed.
Officials in Nepal earlier said 826 people, including some 341 foreigners, are missing after the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli floods.
Scientists believe a glacier and rock collapse near the Nepal-China border triggered a massive flood.
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