Natural Disasters · Multiple sources
What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods
Hundreds have died and thousands are missing after Wednesday's flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
- Time span
- 27 Aug 2026, 08:02 CEST → 28 Aug 2026, 22:23 CEST
- Sources
- 4 sources
- Reports
- 9
- Trust
- strong · multi-source
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At least 160 people have been killed along the Nepal-Tibet border as rescuers struggle to reach the disaster zone.
About 180 people have been killed and 1,400 are missing, with numbers expected to rise significantly.
The death toll continues to rise after massive flash floods hit a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday.
Glacier collapse sends floods over Nepal-China border, killing at least 330 and leaving more than 1,300 missing.
At least 270 people have died in the massive flash floods, while more than 800 others are missing.
At least 1,500 people are missing, many of them foreign tourists, after deadly floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border, sweeping away entire villages
Rescuers have reached previously inaccessible areas as Nepal appeals for international aid and continues to attempt to rescue 100 workers trapped in a hydropower plant tunnel.
Hundreds of people were killed by devastating flash floods that hit the Nepal-Tibet border, sweeping away roads, bridges and entire villages. More than 1,000 people are still missing.
Hundreds have died and thousands are missing after Wednesday's flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
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