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August 26-27, 2026 — Deadly flash flood hits Nepal-China border region | CNN

Get the latest updates on the search and rescue effort at the Nepal-China border here. • Search for survivors: A frantic search is underway for more than 1,300 people missing after catastrophic flooding swamped a China-Nepal border region Wednesday. Dozens of Americans are among the at least 700 foreigners unaccounted for. President Donald Trump said the US is willing to send “any help” to Nepal. • Death toll climbs: At least 469 people have been killed in Nepal, authorities said. CNN’s team on the ground has seen destroyed bridges and buried houses. Here’s how you can help. • Secondary threat: Rain and chilly weather is expected in China’s Gyirong County, where it’s feared a dam created during the initial landslide could breach and cause more flooding. • What caused it? Scientists are still working to determine exactly what caused the disaster. Video posted on Chinese social media showed where a large portion of glacier broke off a mountain and plunged into the river below. Video shared by a photographer on Chinese social media and geolocated by CNN captures where a large portion of glacier near Langtang Lirung peak broke along the Nepal-China border, causing a

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Race against time to find workers missing in Nepal’s hydropower tunnels. Here’s what we know | CNN

Hopes are fading for a quick rescue operation as Nepali crews and foreign specialists race to find scores of workers feared trapped alive inside hydropower tunnels in Nepal, after thick mud buried the facilities during last week’s…

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Race against time to find workers missing in Nepal’s hydropower tunnels. Here’s what we know | CNN

Hopes are fading for a quick rescue operation as Nepali crews and foreign specialists race to find scores of workers feared trapped alive inside hydropower tunnels in Nepal, after thick mud buried the facilities during…

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Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say

Preliminary investigations have pointed to a collapsed glacier as the cause of the flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border, highlighting the issue of rapidly melting Himalayan ice, scientists have told the BBC. Initial…

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Aug 27, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Nepalese police say more than 150 bodies recovered – as it happened

This live blog has now closed – you can follow the latest at a new Nepal floods live blog here We’re closing this page now and continuing our live coverage of the deadly Nepal flash flood in a new blog here, including a…

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Aug 26, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
What we know — and don’t know — about what cause the Nepal flood wave | CNN

Scientists investigating the cause of the devastating flash floods that tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday — swallowing towns, roads and bridges and causing significant loss of life — are zeroing in on the…

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August 26-27, 2026 — Deadly flash flood hits Nepal-China border region | CNN

Get the latest updates on the search and rescue effort at the Nepal-China border here. • Search for survivors: A frantic search is underway for more than 1,300 people missing after catastrophic flooding swamped a…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNAug 31, 2026

Hopes are fading for a quick rescue operation as Nepali crews and foreign specialists race to find scores of workers feared trapped alive inside hydropower tunnels in Nepal, after thick mud buried the facilities during last week’s…

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T2 · Outlet reportBBCAug 28, 2026

Preliminary investigations have pointed to a collapsed glacier as the cause of the flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border, highlighting the issue of rapidly melting Himalayan ice, scientists have told the BBC. Initial reports of an…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 27, 2026

This live blog has now closed – you can follow the latest at a new Nepal floods live blog here We’re closing this page now and continuing our live coverage of the deadly Nepal flash flood in a new blog here, including a summary of the…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNAug 26, 2026

Scientists investigating the cause of the devastating flash floods that tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday — swallowing towns, roads and bridges and causing significant loss of life — are zeroing in on the theory that the…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNAug 26, 2026

Get the latest updates on the search and rescue effort at the Nepal-China border here. • Search for survivors: A frantic search is underway for more than 1,300 people missing after catastrophic flooding swamped a China-Nepal border region…

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