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Nepal Floods Kill 734, 2,500 Missing as Rescues Continue

8/30/2026

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Nepal authorities report catastrophic floods killing 734 people and leaving 2,500 missing.
Disaster began Wednesday when an ice-and-rock mass fell into the upper Bhote Koshi River.
Nepal deployed nearly 20,000 security personnel and rescued 8,186 people, including 279 from a tunnel.
Government allocated over a billion rupees (more than $6.5 million) for relief and sent trucks.
Chinese authorities said 16 died and 546 are missing in Tibet’s Gyirong County, 261 foreigners.

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Nepal authorities report catastrophic floods killing 734 people and leaving 2,500 missing.
Disaster began Wednesday when an ice-and-rock mass fell into the upper Bhote Koshi River.
Nepal deployed nearly 20,000 security personnel and rescued 8,186 people, including 279 from a tunnel.
Government allocated over a billion rupees (more than $6.5 million) for relief and sent trucks.
Chinese authorities said 16 died and 546 are missing in Tibet’s Gyirong County, 261 foreigners.