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State Department: 85 Americans Still Missing After Floods

8/31/2026

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Summary

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U.S. State Department says 85 Americans remain missing after Nepal-China border floods.
Nine Americans have been evacuated safely.
No U.S. citizen deaths have been reported.
The department activated $3.6 million in aid to fund three months of food for 10,000 households.
U.S. embassies in Kathmandu and Beijing work 24/7 to coordinate rescue efforts.

History

Historical Context

On 25 April 2015 a magnitude-7.8 quake struck Nepal, killing about 8,962 people and prompting a $500 million U.S. response that deployed 2,000 staff and coordinated with the Nepalese Army’s Operation Sangkat Mochan and the Red Cross. That large-scale relief effort frames today’s 2024 border floods, highlighting the need for a permanent U.S. disaster-response framework in the Himalayas.

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Story summary

U.S. State Department says 85 Americans remain missing after Nepal-China border floods.
Nine Americans have been evacuated safely.
No U.S. citizen deaths have been reported.
The department activated $3.6 million in aid to fund three months of food for 10,000 households.
U.S. embassies in Kathmandu and Beijing work 24/7 to coordinate rescue efforts.

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