People from more than 30 countries are missing after the flash floods in Nepal and China
People walk past damage in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) South Korea’s Rapid Response Team members prepare to board a plane to Nepal to support search and rescue efforts as South Koreans remain unaccounted for following a massive flooding in Nepal, at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers prepare before heading to the mudslide-stricken area near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, southwestern China’s Tibet Autonomous Region early Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua via AP) Damaged houses stand precariously near the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli River after flash floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) A glacier collapse in Tibet caused catastrophic flash flooding Wednesday in a border area of China and Nepal.
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Officials said most were on pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet, a sacred site for Hindus. State media reported at least three people died and 558 were missing in Gyirong County, Tibet.