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More than 1,300 missing in Nepal and China after deadly Himalayan flood

At least 273 people confirmed dead in Nepal and China as search and rescue efforts continue. More than 1,300 people, including more than 700 foreign nationals, are missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet region after a huge collapse of mud and rock into a Himalayan river triggered catastrophic flooding across local towns and valleys, authorities have said. Nepalese police and tourism officials confirmed on Thursday that more than 500 foreigners were among 823 people missing in Nepal. At least 270 bodies have been recovered by authorities in Nepal, police said, while Chinese state media reported at least three deaths in Tibet. Among the missing tourists from more than two dozen countries, 177 are from India, 63 from the United States, 34 from Australia, 33 from the United Kingdom, and 25 from Canada.

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Scoop News DeskNepal · Published Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 7:18 AM UTCUpdated Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 12:32 PM UTC

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Some 77 Hindu pilgrims were at the Nepal-China border immigration office when the flood hit on Wednesday, popular Indian spiritual leader Sadhguru, whose real name is Jagdish Vasudev, said in a video message from Tibet on his social media accounts. Sagar Pandey, chief executive of a Himalayan tourism operator, said 15 Indian-Australian pilgrims travelling with his company were among the missing. “There are no human-made structures, no human settlements left.

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At least 273 people confirmed dead in Nepal and China as search and rescue efforts continue. More than 1,300 people, including more than 700 foreign nationals, are missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet region after a huge collapse of mud and rock into a Himalayan river triggered catastrophic flooding across local towns and valleys, authorities have said. Nepalese police and tourism officials confirmed on Thursday that more than 500 foreigners were among 823 people missing in Nepal. At least 270 bodies have been recovered by authorities in Nepal, police said, while Chinese state media reported at least three deaths in Tibet. Among the missing tourists from more than two dozen countries, 177 are from India, 63 from the United States, 34 from Australia, 33 from the United Kingdom, and 25 from Canada.
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At least 273 people confirmed dead in Nepal and China as search and rescue efforts continue. More than 1,300 people, including more than 700 foreign nationals, are missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet region after a huge collapse of mud and rock into a Himalayan river triggered catastrophic flooding across local towns and valleys, authorities have said. Nepalese police and tourism officials confirmed on Thursday that more than 500 foreigners were among 823 people missing in Nepal. At least 270 bodies have been recovered by authorities in Nepal, police said, while Chinese state media reported at least three deaths in Tibet. Among the missing tourists from more than two dozen countries, 177 are from India, 63 from the United States, 34 from Australia, 33 from the United Kingdom, and 25 from Canada.
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At least 273 people confirmed dead in Nepal and China as search and rescue efforts continue. More than 1,300 people, including more than 700 foreign nationals, are missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet region after a huge collapse of mud and rock into a Himalayan river triggered catastrophic flooding across local towns and valleys, authorities have said. Nepalese police and tourism officials confirmed on Thursday that more than 500 foreigners were among 823 people missing in Nepal. At least 270 bodies have been recovered by authorities in Nepal, police said, while Chinese state media reported at least three deaths in Tibet. Among the missing tourists from more than two dozen countries, 177 are from India, 63 from the United States, 34 from Australia, 33 from the United Kingdom, and 25 from Canada.
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At least 273 people confirmed dead in Nepal and China as search and rescue efforts continue. More than 1,300 people, including more than 700 foreign nationals, are missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet region after a huge collapse of mud and rock into a Himalayan river triggered catastrophic flooding across local towns and valleys, authorities have said. Nepalese police and tourism officials confirmed on Thursday that more than 500 foreigners were among 823 people missing in Nepal. At least 270 bodies have been recovered by authorities in Nepal, police said, while Chinese state media reported at least three deaths in Tibet. Among the missing tourists from more than two dozen countries, 177 are from India, 63 from the United States, 34 from Australia, 33 from the United Kingdom, and 25 from Canada.
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