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Police in Nepal say the death toll from flash floods in a border area with China has reached 157

Headline from WTOP Washington DC, from the development of Aug 26, 2026

Newest development Aug 27, 2026 · 4 reportsCatastrophic floods kill over 353 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing

UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) — Police in Nepal say the death toll from flash floods in a border area with China has reached 157.

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  1. Names this update

    Police in Nepal say the death toll from flash floods in a border area with China has reached 157

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

  2. Newest

    Catastrophic floods kill over 353 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing

    Headline from WFLA ·

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Hundreds missing and at least 8 killed after avalanche triggers deadly flash floods in Nepal (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of people were reported missing after an avalanche of ice and rock triggered massive flash floods that swept through parts of Nepal on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and causing widespread damage to villages and infrastructure.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    A police official says at least 22 people are dead after flash floods in Nepal (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A police official says at least 22 people are dead after flash floods in Nepal

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    At least 22 killed and hundreds missing after avalanche triggers deadly flash floods in Nepal (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Massive flash floods in Nepal have killed at least 22 people and caused widespread damage

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    A Nepal police spokesperson says at least 72 people are dead after flash floods (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A Nepal police spokesperson says at least 72 people are dead after flash floods

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    The Nepal prime minister’s office says at least 95 people are dead after flash floods (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The Nepal prime minister’s office says at least 95 people are dead after flash floods

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    At least 98 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal and China (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China have killed at least 98 people and left hundreds missing

  7. WTOP Washington DC

    Police in Nepal say the death toll from flash floods in a border area with China has reached 157 (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) — Police in Nepal say the death toll from flash floods in a border area with China has reached 157.

  8. Philadelphia Inquirer

    At least 160 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal and China (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Experts said an avalanche from a glacier was the likely cause.

  9. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Floods caused by a glacial collapse kill at least 160 people on Nepal-China border, hundreds missing (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Flash floods have killed at least 160 people and left hundreds missing in a border area of Nepal and China

  10. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Nepal-Tibet flood deaths rise to 273 amid search for hundreds of missing tourists (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    At least 273 people have been confirmed killed by the massive flash flooding that ravaged the Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday.

  11. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Nepal's police say the death toll in massive flash floods has risen to at least 353 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Nepal's police say the death toll in massive flash floods has risen to at least 353

  12. WFLA

    Catastrophic floods kill over 353 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing (opens WFLA)

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    Rescue teams searched on Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a catastrophic and deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse.

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