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Catastrophic floods kill over 390 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,400 missing

Headline from Vail Daily, from the development of Aug 26, 2026

Newest development Aug 28, 2026 · 2 reportsConcerns of more flooding in Nepal with over 1,200 still missing

DEVIGHAT, Nepal — Rescue teams and military helicopters searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the mountainous Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a...

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  1. Names this update

    Catastrophic floods kill over 390 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,400 missing

    Headline from Vail Daily ·

  2. People from more than 30 countries are missing after the flash floods in Nepal and China

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

  3. Newest

    Concerns of more flooding in Nepal with over 1,200 still missing

    Headline from CBS News ·

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  1. Scientific American

    Wall of floodwater sweeps away villages in Nepal, with hundreds missing (opens Scientific American)

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    A massive flood potentially caused by a chunk of ice breaking off from a glacier has swept away bridges, schools, and other buildings and killed at least 160 people

  2. NBC New York

    Hundreds are missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by glacial collapse (opens NBC New York)

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    Damage in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug 27, 2026.

  3. KAAL Rochester

    Catastrophic floods kill over 270 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-Tibet border after the collapse of a glacier sent a deadly wall of water and mud several stories high tearing through communities a day earlier.

  4. KAAL Rochester

    Catastrophic floods caused by a glacier collapse kill at least 273, with more than 1,300 missing (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border. A catastrophic and deadly torrent of floods and mud swept through several communities on Wednesday following a glacier collapse.

  5. WHEC Rochester

    Catastrophic floods kill over 360 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,400 missing (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Rescue teams and military helicopters are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border. That's where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities Wednesday following a glacier collapse.

  6. KAAL Rochester

    More than 1,300 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by glacier collapse (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border. A a catastrophic and deadly torrent of floods and mud swept through several communities on Wednesday following a glacier collapse.

  7. KAAL Rochester

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

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    Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border after a deadly torrent of water and mud swept through communities following a glacier collapse. Videos show people running before floodwaters swallowed them.

  8. KAAL Rochester

    More than 550 missing in Tibet after floods that left hundreds also missing in Nepal (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    China’s Xinhua News Agency says mudslides caused by a glacial collapse in Tibet have left 558 people missing. Meanwhile, police in Nepal reported Thursday morning that at least 162 people were killed. Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday left hundreds of tourists, wo…

  9. WHEC Rochester

    Catastrophic floods kill over 350 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border after a deadly torrent of water and mud swept through communities following a glacier collapse. Videos show people running before floodwaters swallowed them.

  10. Vail Daily

    Catastrophic floods kill over 390 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,400 missing (opens Vail Daily)

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    DEVIGHAT, Nepal — Rescue teams and military helicopters searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the mountainous Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a...

  11. KAAL Rochester

    Nearly 1,000 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by a glacial collapse (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    China’s Xinhua News Agency says mudslides caused by a glacial collapse in Tibet have left 558 people missing. Meanwhile, police in Nepal reported Thursday morning that at least 162 people were killed after massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday suddenly swept through c…

  12. KAAL Rochester

    More than 1,300 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by glacial collapse (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority in Nepal says 826 people were missing and the death toll from the country’s flash floods rose to 165. Rescue teams were searching Thursday for survivors along the Nepal-China border after a catastrophic torrent of floods and mud swept thr…

  13. Fox News

    Experts zero in on likely cause of deadly Nepal mudslide, with more than 1,300 missing (opens Fox News)

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    A massive glacier collapse triggered a magnitude 5.2 landslide event that caused catastrophic Nepal and Tibet floods, with over 1,300 people still missing.

  14. WHEC Rochester

    People from more than 30 countries are missing after the flash floods in Nepal and China (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Catastrophic flash floods in a border area of China and Nepal have killed at least 359 and left more than 1,400 people missing as of Thursday. Many were foreigners in the area for trekking or a pilgrimage to a sacred Hindu site. The missing includes people from more than 30 countries.

  15. KAAL Rochester

    The Latest: Rescuers search for hundreds still missing in area of Nepal-China border disaster (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Rescuers worked through mud and debris in areas devastated by a flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China. They searched on Friday for hundreds of people still missing as the death toll rose and Nepali and Chinese authorities warned of further flooding from a lake that formed up…

  16. WNYT Albany

    How to help after Nepal and Tibet’s catastrophic floods (opens WNYT Albany)

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    Humanitarian organizations are mobilizing to aid survivors along the Nepal-China border after catastrophic floods struck the region Wednesday. More than 300 people died after a glacier collapse triggered a deadly torrent. Over 1,400 remain missing as of Thursday.

  17. CBS News

    Stunning number of people reported missing in Nepal after killer floods (opens CBS News)

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    Local news outlets are reporting that around 12,000 people are missing in Nepal after catastrophic floods swept entire villages away. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

  18. Democracy Now

    Glacier Collapse: 2K Dead or Missing in Nepal-Tibet Flood Is "Glaring Example of Climate Injustice" (opens Democracy Now)

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    We get a report from Nepal, where at least 547 people are confirmed to have died and over 1,500 are still missing after a glacial collapse on Wednesday sent a wall of ice, mud and rock into a Himalayan river, triggering catastrophic flooding in the Nepal-Tibet border region that swept away entire co…

  19. CBS News

    Concerns of more flooding in Nepal with over 1,200 still missing (opens CBS News)

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    Scientists believe a partial glacier collapse caused a deadly wall of water that flooded villages and towns on the Nepal and Tibet border. Now, rescue workers are urgently searching for the hundreds of people who have been reported missing.

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