Over 500 dead, thousands missing after floods in Nepal...

CCTV footage showed floodwaters and debris sweeping through Gyirong Port near the Nepal-China border on Wednesday, after massive flash floods struck the area. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]

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Rescuers worked through mud and debris Friday in areas devastated by a catastrophic flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China, continuing the search for hundreds of people still missing as the death toll rose and authorities warned that a newly formed, overflowing lake could trigger further flooding. Nepali police say the death toll there has risen to 553, and the disaster management authority said Friday that 977 people were still unaccounted for. Meanwhile, there is little information on survivors on the Chinese side, where the death toll rose to five Friday and China state media reported 558 people were missing.

Flood survivors, including injured people, were taken to Kathmandu and other locations. Foreigners from multiple countries were among the missing, many of them trekkers and pilgrims.

Nepal does not need foreign search and rescue teams ‘for now’

Nepal said it does not need foreign search and rescue teams ‘for now.’

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lok Bahadur Poudel Chhetri said domestic personnel are managing the immediate crisis but remain open to targeted international technical support. “Our security agencies are handling the rescue operations well, so for now, we do not need any rescue teams from other countries,” he said. “But it doesn’t mean that we don’t need any kind of support. We might need expertise and based on the specific requirements, we will take it.”

China says water level of barrier lake has receded

The water level of a barrier lake that was formed in the wake of the floods has fallen, the state broadcaster China Central Television reported, citing data by China’s Ministry of Water Resources.

The water level has dropped 10 meters (32 feet) from the high point on Thursday morning, the state broadcaster said. India says 320 of its citizens remain out of contact

Randhir Jaiswal, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman, told reporters that 320 Indian nationals remain uncontactable. He said 96 Indians who were stranded on the Chinese side have crossed over to Nepal by land and efforts were being made to evacuate them. India also will send another flight with relief supplies along with a tunnel rescue team, Jaiswal said. One portable, prefabricated bridge has also been sent to Nepal to help restore connectivity in the flood-affected areas, he said. Why a newly formed lake is sparking fears of more flooding

Even as rescuers worked through mud and debris Friday in areas devastated by the floods, authorities warned that a newly formed, overflowing lake could trigger further flooding.

Nepalese authorities said all security personnel, rescue workers and members of the public deployed in rescue and relief efforts have been told to remain on high alert and immediately move to a safe location if necessary. Nepal police spokesperson Abi Narayan Kafle told The Associated Press that the rescue operation is continuing but with authorities remaining on high alert.

“It hasn’t stopped,” he said. Satellite imagery shown by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV seems to indicate that the newly formed lake was in the same area as where the glacial detachment event happened on Wednesday that resulted in the chain of events leading to catastrophic damage downstream. Nepal’s disaster management authority said that satellite imagery and preliminary assessments indicate that the river has been blocked upstream, creating a growing lake that could burst and trigger a sudden downstream flood. ▶ Read more

Japan foreign minister says emergency relief team starting operations

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday that two members of an emergency relief team were set to start their operations at the disaster site in Nepal. Japan also has decided to provide emergency relief goods at the request of Nepal and will provide additional support as needed, Motegi said.

Nepal’s national disaster authority raises death toll to 538

Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction And Management Authority says the death toll in flash floods has risen to 538. Nepali police later put the number of deaths higher at 547. The authority said in an update Friday that the number of missing people remained at 977 while 3,742 people have been rescued. The authority said 14,829 security personnel have been mobilized for search and rescue operations. JUST IN: Nepal’s national disaster management authority says the death toll in flash floods has risen to 538

Pakistan PM says his country is dispatching emergency relief assistance

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says his country is dispatching emergency relief assistance to support ongoing relief efforts following catastrophic flash floods.

Sharif gave the assurances while speaking to Nepalese Prime Minister Balen Shah on Friday. Sharif’s office in Islamabad said he conveyed to Shah his “heartfelt condolences over the tragic loss of precious lives and widespread devastation caused by the recent flash floods and landslides.”

Sharif told Shah that Pakistan stood in complete solidarity with the government and people of Nepal during this difficult time. “I assured Prime Minister Shah of our full support and conveyed that Pakistan is dispatching emergency relief assistance to contribute to the ongoing relief efforts,” Sharif said in the statement from his office. Red Cross says at least 93,000 people ‘in great need’

People line up outside an army camp after flash flooding in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Friday, Aug.

28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

People line up outside an army camp after flash flooding in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

The International Red Cross said it estimates at least 93,000 people “have been affected and are in great need.”

David Fisher, head of delegation in Nepal for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, told reporters in Geneva that some areas are still accessible only by helicopter and it hasn’t yet been possible to complete initial assessments. UNICEF said at least 17,000 children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance while 18 schools have been completely destroyed and another 20 damaged. The World Health Organization said six health facilities have been damaged and eight health workers are missing. Nepal PM and cabinet will donate month’s salary to relief fund

A policeman with a sniffer dog looks at the damage in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug 27, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A policeman with a sniffer dog looks at the damage in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug 27, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal Prime Minister Balen Shah and members of his cabinet will donate one month’s salary and remuneration to the Natural Disaster Relief Fund for flood victims, the government said Friday. The decision was made during a cabinet meeting a day after Shah’s inspection of areas in Nuwakot hit by the flood. Government spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel said the Finance Ministry also has been directed to prepare a relief and rehabilitation package for those affected. The government is in contact with China through the Foreign Ministry over potential risks in the region, Pokharel said. Rescuers arrive in hardest-hit zone on Chinese side of the border

China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported Friday afternoon that 680 rescuers arrived at the hardest-hit zone in China’s Gyirong border area.

Video showed the rescuers arriving in an inflatable raft in rapids and flown in by a drone. Footage shows that the road leading to the border was destroyed and flooded areas have become a river. China says 5 people died in flooding

China state broadcaster CCTV says five people died in flooding along Tibet’s border with Nepal and 558 remain missing. Tibet is a region in China. China says glacier collapse in Nepal may have trigged disaster

China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said analysis showed the disaster may have been triggered by a high-altitude glacier collapse in Nepal. Lin Jian told reporters Thursday that the assessments were made by experts and official institutions from China and Nepal.

Nepal police say water dam on the Tibet side has burst again

All security personnel, rescue workers and members of the public deployed in rescue and relief efforts were told to remain on high alert and immediately move to a safe location if necessary. No further details were provided. Nepal police spokesperson Abi Narayan Kafle told the Bioreports that the rescue operation is continuing but with high alert.

“It hasn’t stopped.”

PHOTOS: Aftermath of the flooding

Photos show aftermath of flash floods in Nepal

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Army soldiers help a family disembark from a helicopter after they are rescued from an area affected by flash flooding in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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A view of a home damaged by flash flooding in the Devighat area of the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Kanchi Nepali, a flash flood survivor, waits to receive relief supplies in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug.

28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Hospital staff transport the body of a flash flood victim from an ambulance to a government hospital mortuary in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Dar Yasin)

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Survivors stand in a queue to receive relief supplies in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Residents salvage their belongings from damaged houses after flash flooding in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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A boy looks out from the window of a helicopter after he was rescued from an area which was devastated by flash floods in Trishuli camp Nuwakot district of Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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People look at photographs of people killed in flash floods displayed outside a government hospital to help relatives identify the victims in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Dar Yasin)

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A flash flood survivor is taken to a medical camp in the Nuwakot district of Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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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. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT – A body of a victim of a flash flooding lies on the ground along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug.

26, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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A girl cries as she waits for news of relatives missing after flash floods in Bidur, Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Rescuers use an earthmover to carry a victim of flash flooding to safety along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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People walk past damage in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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A vehicle is seen in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug.

26, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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A dog rests on muddy ground in front of a damaged house after flash flooding in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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A flash flood survivor uses his phone at a school converted into a makeshift shelter in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug.

28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Army soldiers help a family disembark from a helicopter after they are rescued from an area affected by flash flooding in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Army soldiers help a family disembark from a helicopter after they are rescued from an area affected by flash flooding in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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A view of a home damaged by flash flooding in the Devighat area of the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug.

28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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A view of a home damaged by flash flooding in the Devighat area of the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Kanchi Nepali, a flash flood survivor, waits to receive relief supplies in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug.

28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Kanchi Nepali, a flash flood survivor, waits to receive relief supplies in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Hospital staff transport the body of a flash flood victim from an ambulance to a government hospital mortuary in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Dar Yasin)

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Hospital staff transport the body of a flash flood victim from an ambulance to a government hospital mortuary in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Dar Yasin)

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Survivors stand in a queue to receive relief supplies in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Survivors stand in a queue to receive relief supplies in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Residents salvage their belongings from damaged houses after flash flooding in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Residents salvage their belongings from damaged houses after flash flooding in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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A boy looks out from the window of a helicopter after he was rescued from an area which was devastated by flash floods in Trishuli camp Nuwakot district of Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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People look at photographs of people killed in flash floods displayed outside a government hospital to help relatives identify the victims in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Dar Yasin)

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People look at photographs of people killed in flash floods displayed outside a government hospital to help relatives identify the victims in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Dar Yasin)

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A flash flood survivor is taken to a medical camp in the Nuwakot district of Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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A flash flood survivor is taken to a medical camp in the Nuwakot district of Nepal, Friday, Aug.

28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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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.

(Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT – A body of a victim of a flash flooding lies on the ground along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT – A body of a victim of a flash flooding lies on the ground along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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A girl cries as she waits for news of relatives missing after flash floods in Bidur, Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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A girl cries as she waits for news of relatives missing after flash floods in Bidur, Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Rescuers use an earthmover to carry a victim of flash flooding to safety along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Rescuers use an earthmover to carry a victim of flash flooding to safety along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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People walk past damage in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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People walk past damage in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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A vehicle is seen in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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A vehicle is seen in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug.

26, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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A dog rests on muddy ground in front of a damaged house after flash flooding in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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A dog rests on muddy ground in front of a damaged house after flash flooding in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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A flash flood survivor uses his phone at a school converted into a makeshift shelter in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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A flash flood survivor uses his phone at a school converted into a makeshift shelter in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas

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. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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.

(Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

The flooding was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. That may have led to the backed-up water surging downstream with enormous force a few hours later, they suggested. Scientists are still piecing together information from satellite and ground-level data to figure out exactly what happened to cause the flood. The U.S.

Geological Survey on Wednesday reported a magnitude 5.2 glacier collapse that sent debris flowing downstream with catastrophic impact on communities. It said its determination was based on data from nearby seismic stations, long period seismic waves and satellite imagery. Scientists said it is too early to draw a direct connection between global warming and Wednesday’s catastrophe. However, they said that as Earth’s temperature rises because of human activities such as burning oil, gas and coal, the chances of such disasters increase, especially in the Himalayan mountains, which are warming considerably faster than many other parts of the world.

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About 90 Americans are unaccounted for

U.S. officials said about 90 U.S. citizens remained unaccounted for Thursday, a day after catastrophic flash floods engulfed a border area of China and Nepal, killing hundreds of people. A spiritual organization said that 22 Americans associated with it were unaccounted for. In a statement, the U.S.

State Department said it is not aware of any U.S. deaths, but three Americans have been rescued. Many of the missing were on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet , a sacred site for Hindus, Buddhists and others. Social media posts were surfacing Thursday from loved ones pleading for people to provide updates or circulate information about Americans they had lost contact with — a Virginia woman traveling with a tour group, a Texas couple on a birthday trip and a mother accompanying her 14-year-old daughter. ▶ Read more

People from more than 30 countries are missing

A look at how multiple countries have been affected:

Nepal – Nepal’s disaster management authority said Friday morning the death toll rose to 469, with 977 people missing. The authority said 3,253 people have been rescued by helicopter, and more than 150 of the injured were taken to hospitals in Kathmandu and the districts of Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading.

China – State media reported Thursday at least three people died and 558 were missing in Gyirong County, Tibet. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that 260 of the 558 missing people were foreigners. In addition, nearly 100 Chinese citizens were missing on the Nepal side, China’s foreign ministry said.

India – India’s External Affairs Ministry said 288 Indian nationals remain uncontactable. They included 73 people who were working on a power project.

Nepal officials have said many Indian tourists were on pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet, a sacred site for Hindus. United States – The U.S. State Department said 90 Americans were unaccounted for in China and Nepal. It said it was not aware of any U.S.

deaths. Three Americans have been rescued. Malaysia – The board said 51 Malaysians were missing. ▶ Read more

Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded

The same border crossing is shown in Aug.

As rescue teams searched for missing people , Earth scientists reviewed satellite imagery for clues to the cause and assessed the devastation. Geomorphologists Kristen Cook and Dan Shugar said initial images from Nepal were obscured by clouds and dust from the debris, so they could only see that part of a glacier had broken off from Langtang Lirung peak, near the border with Tibet. In clearer images from Thursday, they said they could see that the bedrock underneath the glacier had collapsed, taking the massive chunk of ice down with it and sending boulders and ice into the valley. “It shows the whole area without anything hidden, and we could see that, yes, it looked like there was not only this glacier that had failed, but a much larger chunk of the bedrock of the mountainside itself that had given way,” said Shugar, associate professor at the University of Calgary.

“You have this big bedrock failure that took part of the glacier with it.”

Shugar said it’s heart-wrenching to look downstream from there on the images, to where people were living, and see how the debris has buried villages. ▶ Read more

Thousands of people have been evacuated

By NIRANJAN SHRESTHA, SHRISTI KAFLE

A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026.

(Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said Friday that 3,253 people had been airlifted by helicopter from the country’s disaster area.

Flood survivors, including injured people, were taken to Kathmandu and other locations. Foreigners from multiple countries were among the missing, many of them trekkers and pilgrims. Nepali Army spokesperson Brig. Gen.

Raja Ram Basnet told The Associated Press that a team had been deployed Friday to the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project near the Nepal-China border following reports that people were trapped inside a tunnel. “It is complicated to find the entry and exit points of the tunnel because everything has been covered by mud,” Basnet said. “Our first priority is rescuing the stranded people.”

Videos of the disaster showed floodwaters destroying buildings, bridges and vehicles as people ran in front of the stories-high torrent. In the aftermath, broken concrete lay upended in expanses of brown mud that also caked buildings and buried streets.

Death toll rises in Nepal-China border disaster as lake poses new flood threat

By NIRANJAN SHRESTHA, SHRISTI KAFLE

People walk past damage in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Bioreports Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers worked through mud and debris Friday in areas devastated by a catastrophic flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China, continuing the search for hundreds of people still missing as the death toll rose and authorities warned that a newly formed, overflowing lake could trigger further flooding. Nepal police said Friday morning that the country’s death toll had risen to 469 from 390 a day earlier, as rescuers recover more bodies amid the debris.

China has not updated its report of just three deaths in Tibet. Together, the two countries have said that more than 1,500 people are missing. Nepali and Chinese authorities warned of further flooding from a lake that formed upstream after Wednesday’s disaster and was already overflowing. They urged people in potentially affected areas to move to safer ground.

China’s Ministry of Water Resources said Thursday that the lake held around 2 million cubic meters (70 million cubic feet) of water and was expected to receive another 3 million cubic meters (106 million cubic feet) over the next three days. ▶ Read more