Nearly 1,000 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after floods caused by a glacial collapse
China's Xinhua News Agency said Thursday that mudslides in Tibet caused by a glacial collapse have left three people dead and 558 missing, while police in Nepal reported at least 162 were killed.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: NPR · Aug 26, 2026 at 8:27 AM ET
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Nearly 1,000 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after floods caused by a glacial collapse(opens original report in a new tab)Al JazeeraTier B
Nepal-Tibet floods: What happened, what caused them and who is missing?(opens original report in a new tab)At least 160 killed after a Himalayan glacier collapse triggered catastrophic floods along the Nepal-Tibet border. — Al Jazeera
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