Catastrophic floods kill hundreds in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing
Rescue teams searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: NBC News · Aug 26, 2026 at 1:13 PM ET
- Coverage span: 22h 3m
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PBS NewsHourTier A
Catastrophic floods kill hundreds in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing(opens original report in a new tab)ABC NewsTier B
Catastrophic floods kill over 350 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing(opens original report in a new tab)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 — ABC News
Global NewsTier B
Catastrophic Nepal, Tibet flood death toll soars as 25 Canadians still missing(opens original report in a new tab)Catastrophic flash floods in a border area of Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China, have killed at least 353 and left more than 1,300 people missing as of Thursday. — Global News
CBS NewsTier B
Scores killed, Americans among hundreds missing after Nepal, Tibet flash floods(opens original report in a new tab)The flash floods decimated villages, slamming into houses, roads, bridges and power plants. — CBS News
The GuardianTier B
Flash floods on Nepal-Tibet border leave scores dead and hundreds missing(opens original report in a new tab)At least 157 people dead and hundreds of tourists among missing after roads, bridges and power plants swept away Nepal-Tibet flash floods – live updates At least 157 people have been killed and hundreds, including large… — The Guardian
NBC NewsTier B
Hundreds are missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal wipes out whole towns(opens original report in a new tab)Flash floods hit Himalayan mountain towns and villages, sweeping away vehicles, bridges and even buildings as people fled in terror. — NBC News
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