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Nearly two weeks after devastating floods struck parts of Nepal and the Nepal-Tibet border, rescue and recovery efforts are continuing, with
Nepal’s Foreign Ministry said 324 foreign nationals had been rescued so far, while about 590 from 39 countries remained missing a week later.
After a glacial collapse triggered deadly flash floods that swept away entire settlements on the Nepal-Tibet border in August 2026, an old video showing chunks of ice breaking away from a glacier was shared in social media posts claiming it showed what triggered the disaster.
Anil Goel sent his family in the U.S. a photo of his tour group at the Nepal-Tibet border just before the area was hit by a wall of mud and water.
As rescuers scrambled to find survivors buried in the catastrophic flooding that swept through the Nepal-Tibet border in late August 2026, an AI-generated video was shared in posts falsely claiming
At least 160 people were killed when floods tore through a Himalayan river valley between Nepal and the Tibet region of China, the authorities said.
The Nepali PM said the government's focus would shift to "rehabilitation."
The death toll from the flash flood-devastated region of Nepal and Tibet has risen past 470, as rescue efforts continue on both sides of the Himalayan border. The prime minister’s office in Nepal reported on Friday that 469 people were confirmed killed with 977 missing.
The death toll in the catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet has climbed past 900 with more than 4,700 missing.
Some family members of those unaccounted for have expressed frustration with what they see as paltry updates on the dead and missing. China says its information-sharing has been “transparent and timely.