Deadly Nepal-China Border Floods Kill Over 1,000 as Rescue Efforts Continue

'No hollow or empty space': A drone operator reveals challenges in Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts - AP News

'No hollow or empty space': A drone operator reveals challenges in Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts  AP News

Punishment and Silence: China Pulls Out the Disaster Playbook in Tibet

While journalists can report freely on grief and anger in Nepal, China’s official media have presented a sanitized disaster aftermath in Tibet.

By Alexandra Stevenson

Flood-Hit Nepal Unsure How to Rebuild with Landscape Wiped Out

About a decade ago, a powerful Nepal earthquake killed 9,000 people and devastated a tourism industry built around Himalayan treks. While the destruction from last week’s glacial flood is smaller in scale, this time officials aren’t even sure how to start reconstruction.

By Dan Strumpf

China-Nepal flood toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hope

4,500 people are missing after the gigantic wave of freezing water, rocks and debris from a high-altitude glacial collapse roared downstream on Wednesday, wiping out entire settlements and gouging a path of destruction through Nepal.

Nepal-Tibet flood deaths pass 1,000 as police ask relatives for DNA to identify victims

Relatives of missing tourists asked for blood samples and photos, as efforts continue to rescue trapped hydropower workers Nepal-Tibet floods – latest updates Visual guide: How the Nepal-Tibet flash flood unfolded Nepali rescuers have built temporary bridges to reach remote areas and dug through the ruins of hydropower projects in the Himalayas to rescue hundreds of trapped workers, as the death toll passed 1,000 nearly ⁠a week after devastating ​floods left a trail of destruction across t...

By Cait Kelly in Kathmandu and agencies

Nepal buries unidentified flood victims as families await answers

Nepal authorities are burying unidentified flood victims in temporary graves.

They were building infrastructure in Nepal. Their families in China want to know what happened to them - cnn.com

They were building infrastructure in Nepal. Their families in China want to know what happened to them  cnn.com

More than 1,000 dead from catastrophic Nepal-China floods as rescuers search for survivors

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Glacier risk hangs over China-Nepal border as region remembers mudslide victims

Residents and rescuers in the Tibet autonomous region paused for three minutes on Tuesday morning to remember the victims of last week’s mudslide disaster. Sirens sounded for three minutes from 9.55am at the Gyirong Port police station, with similar memorials at rescue and road-reopening sites throughout the region, according to state broadcaster CCTV. More than 1,000 people died and thousands remain missing along the China-Nepal border area after a glacier collapsed at Langtang Lirung on the...

By Meredith Chen

Nepal flood: Death toll tops 1,000 as rescue continues

Nepalese authorities say 4,000 people remain unaccounted for as rescue teams with search dogs comb through mud, rocks and debris.

Nepal races to find hundreds stuck in hydropower tunnels following floods

More than 1,000 people have been killed in the devastating floods that struck the border between Nepal and Tibet. Authorities have started mass burials for unclaimed bodies while they wait for victims' families to claim them. Meanwhile, rescue operations are underway to rescue hundreds of workers stuck in hydropower tunnels. FRANCE 24's Shahzaib Wahlah tells us more from the Chitwan district in Nepal.

By FRANCE24

Second missing Australian found following Nepal-Tibet flash floods

A second missing Australian has been found safe in Tibet, after almost a week unaccounted for.

Death toll tops 1,000 after Nepal flooding, as search continues for thousands

Photos, DNA matching: Indian embassy explains process to bring Nepal flood victims home

For foreign nationals, the process involves nine steps before the remains can be handed over to their respective countries.

Nepal floods: Death toll crosses 1,000 as rescue teams search for thousands | 10 updates

To avert flood disasters, Nepal needs more giant dams - The Straits Times

To avert flood disasters, Nepal needs more giant dams  The Straits Times

Call for Govt to honour promise to cut childcare costs

The National Women's Council is calling for the Government to honour its promise of reducing the price of childcare for families to €200 per child per month in the upcoming Budget.

Opinion: Reporter's Diary | Roads Were Gone, We Kept Going: 6 Days Through Flood, Debris And Death In Nepal

NDTV's Sikta Deo recounts six harrowing days reporting from disaster-hit Nepal

Doosan, KOEN widen drone, helicopter search for 9 missing workers in Nepal

South Korean companies Doosan Enerbility and Korea South-East Power Co. intensified their search Tuesday for nine employees missing since flash floods hit Nepal on Wednesday, deploying drones and helicopters over the site of a hydropower plant under construction. State-run KOEN added four drones equipped with thermal and infrared cameras Tuesday, bringing its total to six, according to the company's on-site response team. The drones are conducting detailed searches of the power plant's base camp

By The Korea Herald

Death toll in Nepal flood tops 1,000 as Nepal rescuers reach remote areas in search

At least 639 people remain stuck in several devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts, the country's disaster management authority said on Tuesday.

Nepal rescuers reach remote areas in search of thousands missing nearly a week after devastating floods

Nepali rescuers built temporary bridges to reach remote areas and dug through the ruins of hydropower projects in the Himalayas to rescue close to 300 trapped workers, nearly a week after catastrophic floods left a trail of destruction across the country’s towns and valleys. At least 639 people remain stuck in several devastated hydropower stations […]

How a 40-year-old ‘green house’ survived Nepal’s devastating flood - Moneycontrol.com

How a 40-year-old ‘green house’ survived Nepal’s devastating flood  Moneycontrol.com

In pictures: Heartbreaking scenes after deadly flash floods in Nepal

A terrifying flood tore through the Nepal-China Tibet border region last week, killing more than 1,000 people. A glacier collapse unleashed a huge torrent of rock, ice, mud and debris through Himalayan mountain river systems, burying buildings and triggering a frantic search for survivors. Nearly 4,500 people remain missing, and Nepali rescue teams are digging, drilling and blasting through debris in a race against time in treacherous conditions to free scores of hydropower workers believed t...

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‘Please do not stop searching’: Family of Kiwi missing in Nepal flash flood dismiss false rescue reports

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade says there is still no new verified information on the missing New Zealanders.

Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through 'unimaginable' disaster - The Jakarta Post

Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through 'unimaginable' disaster  The Jakarta Post

Family of New Zealand woman missing in Nepal flash flood dismisses false rescue reports

Family of missing New Zealander Suhasini Reddy urge rescuers to keep searching.

By RNZ IndoNZ reporters

UAE sends food and power generators to Nepal to boost response to deadly floods

By The National

Nepal-China border flood toll passes 1,000

The confirmed death toll from floods triggered by a glacial collapse near the Nepal-China border has risen above 1,000, officials said on Sept. 1, as rescuers continued searching for thousands of missing people.

Nepal says death toll rises to 987, bringing total killed past 1,000 - Arab News

Nepal says death toll rises to 987, bringing total killed past 1,000  Arab News

Nepal rescuers reach remote areas, electricity restored nearly a week after devastating floods

At least 939 killed, about 600 trapped in hydropower stations as rescue teams restore road networks

By Reuters

Nepal Flood: Death Toll Tops 1,000 as Rescue Continues

Nepalese authorities say 4,000 people remain unaccounted for as rescue teams and search dogs scour mud, rocks, and debris.

Drone image shows glaciers around impact crater on Chhochen Khola River in Nepal still at risk of collapse: China’s ministry of water resources - Global Times

Drone image shows glaciers around impact crater on Chhochen Khola River in Nepal still at risk of collapse: China’s ministry of water resources  Global Times

More than 1,000 dead from catastrophic Nepal-China floods - International - World - Ahram Online

More than 1,000 dead from catastrophic Nepal-China floods - International - World  Ahram Online

Nepal, China floods: Death toll crosses 1,000 - The Daily Star

Nepal, China floods: Death toll crosses 1,000  The Daily Star

Chinese Scientists Flagged Glacial Flood Danger One Year Before Nepal Catastrophe

Chinese Scientists Flagged Glacial Flood Danger One Year Before Nepal Catastrophe Authored by Sophia Lam via The Epoch Times, More than a year before the catastrophic flash flood devastated the China-Nepal border crossing at Gyirong last week, Chinese geologists had raised concerns about the impending danger. CCTV footage shows people running away as wall of mud and water destroys buildings in a valley at the Nepal-China border, in Gyirong, Tibet region, China, on Aug. 26, 2026....

By Tyler Durden

Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Now Expected to Average $171 Billion Annually, Verisk Finds - Taiwan News

Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Now Expected to Average $171 Billion Annually, Verisk Finds  Taiwan News

They survived the flood. Their families did not. - The Kathmandu Post

They survived the flood. Their families did not.  The Kathmandu Post

Nepal death toll crosses 1,000 as rescuers race to find workers trapped in mud-filled tunnels - Graphic Online

Nepal death toll crosses 1,000 as rescuers race to find workers trapped in mud-filled tunnels  Graphic Online

Nepal death toll crosses 1,000 as rescuers race to find workers trapped in mud-filled tunnels - the-star.co.ke

Nepal death toll crosses 1,000 as rescuers race to find workers trapped in mud-filled tunnels  the-star.co.ke

Thousands remain missing as Nepal’s death toll hits 1,000

Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 987 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said Tuesday, taking overall deaths to more than 1,000. The post Thousands remain missing as Nepal’s death toll hits 1,000 appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Ayobami

Vietnamese embassy verifies reports of two nationals in Nepal flood-hit area - vietnamnews.vn

Vietnamese embassy verifies reports of two nationals in Nepal flood-hit area  vietnamnews.vn

Nepal Embassy pays tribute to mountaineers, flood victims

Muscat: The Embassy of Nepal in Muscat organized a Memorial Tribute Ceremony on 31 August 2026 at Nepal House, in memory of the ten mountaineers who lost...

By Times of Oman

Death toll from Nepal-Tibet floods passes 1,000| The New Times - The New Times

Death toll from Nepal-Tibet floods passes 1,000| The New Times  The New Times

Death toll in Nepal flood tops 1,000 - Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

Death toll in Nepal flood tops 1,000  Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

Algeria, Senegal agree to boost cooperation on electricity, renewable energy - aps.dz

Algeria, Senegal agree to boost cooperation on electricity, renewable energy  aps.dz