Seventeen dead and hundreds unaccounted for as flash flood hits Nepal-Tibet border

Federal government officials said Global Affairs Canada is working to collect DNA from the families of Canadians still missing in Nepal and China after a flash flood ripped through the border region last week.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says one of the 30 Canadian citizens and permanent residents missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal's border region with China has been found safe.

Nepal urged international travelers not to abandon the Himalayas, declaring the country open for tourism as it continues to assess the human and economic toll from catastrophic floods that killed more than a thousand people.

Rescue teams in Nepal and Tibet are continuing to search through mud, rocks and debris after catastrophic floods hit the region in late August.

People scout for usable materials from debris after flash floods at Trishuli Center in Nepal's Nuwakot district on September 1, 2026. — AFPNepal deploys soldiers to recover bodies and prevent disease.Foreigners from more than 30 countries remain missing.Scientists warn Himalayas…

Among the hundreds still missing on Nepal's border with China are Hindus from India and beyond, participating in a journey of devotion to a sacred mountain

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Nepal and China's death toll climbed to 903 as roughly 4,200 people remained unaccounted for following the devastating flood and debris flow.

A drone view of the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Aug. 30, 2026. AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh Hundreds of pilgrims traveling to Mount Kailash were among those affected by devastating floods that struck the Nepal–Tibet border…

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More than 3,000 people missing after glacier collapse unleashes destruction in Himalayas.

Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah said the government is with the flood-affected citizens of the country and its priority is to save the life of every citizen

The mission is conducted under the joint guidance of India's Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs, and focuses on critical Disaster Victim Identification protocol directly on the ground.

Flash flooding crashed through the border of Nepal and Tibet after a Himalayan glacier collapsed, killing more than 600 people. Rescue crews race against time to find any survivors out of the estimated 2,500 people believed to be missing.

Nearly ​3,000 people are still missing, about 2,426 in Nepal, at least 558 in Tibet's Gyirong County

Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.

The death toll from a devastating flash flood in the border region between Nepal and China has risen to 584 and almost 2500 people are missing, authorities say.

The number of Australians reported missing in the disaster have climbed to 41 among thousands. Follow live.

Dozens of Americans, including community leaders from Northern Virginia, were traveling to Tibet’s sacred Mount Kailash when catastrophic flash floods struck the border region

Fears of further flooding complicated recovery efforts, as authorities searched for people missing after floods struck the Himalayan border between Nepal and China.

Within the space of a few minutes on August 26, the border crossing between Nepal and China – Rasuwagadhi on the Nepali side and Gyirong on the Chinese – was destroyed by a flash flood caused by a collapsed glacier. Villages, bridges and roads on both sides of the border were…

The devastating floods that have swept through the Nepal–Tibet border region are first and foremost a human tragedy. Hundreds of people have died or remain missing. But as scientists begin to reconstruct what happened, the event also exposes something fundamental about the way…

Nepal's army was deployed to help rescue more than 100 people believed trapped inside a tunnel at a hydropower plant located in the country's worst-hit district.

About 400 Indians on the Chinese side were safe and in contact with the ministry, said New Delhi.

Naveen Srivastava, the Indian ambassador to Nepal, said that 63 Indians working on the Trishuli 1 power project had been rescued on Thursday.

Lake overflows on Nepal-China border, sparking panic and halting rescue

Rescuers worked through mud and debris Friday in areas devastated by a catastrophic flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China, continuing the search for hundreds of people still missing as the death toll rose and authorities warned that a newly formed,…

The international community is scrambling to get aid into flood-stricken parts of Nepal and Tibet, but rescue efforts are being complicated by the destruction

Nepal issues alert as emergency services race to save survivors of catastrophic flooding

Search and rescue operations continued for the third day of the tragic incident with the mobilisation of 7,451 security personnel, including 2,391 Nepal Army personnel

Hundreds of people are missing or have been killed after a catastrophic flash flood hit Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. Entire villages have been destroyed, many of which were popular pilgrimage and trekking destinations for tourists. Lucy Hough talks to global editor Devika Bhat…

Nepal's disaster agency said 910 people were unaccounted for on Thursday, including at least 517 foreigners. It did not give a breakdown of the nationalities of the foreigners.

Explainer: Many of the victims killed by the flash flood near the Nepal-China border were undertaking the sacred pilgrimage around Mount Kailash.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says at least 39 Australians are missing after the deluge of ice and rock destroyed parts of Nepal’s border with China.

Trishuli 1 is a 216 megawatt project being built in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, one of the areas hardest-hit by the flash floods.

The family of a Newcastle woman have made an impassioned plea for information, with communication still cut off due to deadly floods.

Luxon says consular staff have been sent to Nepal from New Delhi after the deadly flood.

Dhaval and Megha Shah were on a tour in the Timure region when ice, mud and rock collapsed into a mountain river, triggering the disaster.

Authorities have warned of further flash floods at the Nepal-Tibet border as rescuers search for survivors. Meanwhile, One Nation and Labor still can’t work out their immigration positions.

Rescue teams continue to search for almost 1,500 missing people in the wake of the flash flooding disaster.