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Story summary
- Flash floods on Aug. 26 2026 along the Nepal-Tibet border killed thousands and left many missing.
- Nepal’s disaster agency reported 987 deaths, 3,916 missing, including 583 foreign nationals.
- China’s foreign ministry dispatched a second relief shipment with drones, DNA-testing kits, and water-purification equipment.
- Raja Ram Basnet said rescue teams were searching tunnels where about 900 workers were missing.
- Chinese state media reported 16 deaths and 546 missing, including 261 foreigners.
