Death toll in Nepal floods tops 900, number of missing nearly doubles to more than 4,200
More than 900 people were killed by the devastating flooding in Nepal, officials in the south Asian country said Monday as the number of those listed as missing almost doubled to 4,247, including 592 foreign nationals.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: NBC News · Aug 31, 2026 at 1:53 AM ET
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Al JazeeraTier B
Photos: Nearly 1,000 dead, thousands missing in Nepal–China border floods(opens original report in a new tab)Over 4,000 people remain missing after deadly floods swept through Nepal and Tibet, leaving families in despair. — Al Jazeera
NBC NewsTier B
Death toll in Nepal floods tops 900, number of missing nearly doubles to more than 4,200(opens original report in a new tab)
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