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Nepal Suspends Flood Rescue as Death Toll Reaches 676

8/30/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Nepal suspended search and rescue operations on Saturday because rain and fog halted efforts.
The floods killed at least 626 people in Nepal and seven in Tibet, totaling 676 deaths.
Nearly 3,000 people remain missing, including 2,426 in Nepal and about 558 in Tibet.
Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle said reconstruction will cost $4 billion to $5 billion.

History

Historical Context

The 25 April 2015 Gorkha earthquake, a magnitude-7.8 quake that killed 8,962 people and left millions homeless, triggered a massive reconstruction program led by Nepal’s government, the United Nations and the World Bank. Today’s monsoon floods, which have killed 676, revive those vulnerabilities, prompting Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle and donors such as India’s Narendra Modi to stress resilient rebuilding.

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Story summary

Nepal suspended search and rescue operations on Saturday because rain and fog halted efforts.
The floods killed at least 626 people in Nepal and seven in Tibet, totaling 676 deaths.
Nearly 3,000 people remain missing, including 2,426 in Nepal and about 558 in Tibet.
Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle said reconstruction will cost $4 billion to $5 billion.

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