Nepal Floods: Rising Death Toll, Residents Struggle with Repeated Warnings and Aid Efforts
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Photos: See the aftermath of deadly flash floods in NepalNepal officials say the death toll has continues to rise in Wednesday's floods that washed away communities in Nepal and Tibet, which is held by China. About 2,500 people are missing in both areas.
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ABC NewsLONDON -- The death toll continues to climb two days after massive flash flooding obliterated parts of the Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday, with at least 469 bodies recovered and nearly 1,000 people still missing, authorities said.
Democracy NowWe get a report from Nepal, where at least 547 people are confirmed to have died and over 1,500 are still missing after a glacial collapse on Wednesday sent a wall of ice, mud and rock into a Himalayan river, triggering catastrophic flooding in the Nepal-Tibet border region that swept away entire communities. Nepali authorities say they have rescued more than 3,700 people so far. Geologists say the flash floods were set off by a landslide and glacial avalanche so powerful it set off its own seismic signal. Climate scientists warn the region is warming much faster than the global average, leading to the rapid retreat of glaciers.
NBC NewsThe death toll from catastrophic flash floods and mudslides in Nepal rose to at least 626 on Saturday, as more than 2,400 people remained missing in the country, including around 90 Americans.
Washington TimesNUWAKOT, Nepal — As rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal - China border entered their fourth day Saturday, authorities were still finding survivors and transporting them to safety. At relief centers, while some arrived, families of others waited anxiously for news of their loved ones as the death toll and the number of people unaccounted for continued to rise.
Washington ExaminerAs rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the border between Nepal and China entered their fourth day Saturday, authorities continued finding survivors and transporting them to safety. At relief centers, as some arrive, families wait anxiously for news of their loved ones as the death toll and the number of people unaccounted for continued to rise.
PBS NewsHourDevastating scale of Himalayan floods comes into focus as rescuers arrive Three days after a catastrophic wall of water, mud and rock tore through Nepal's Himalayan valleys, the scale of the disaster is still coming into focus. At least 579 people are now confirmed dead, nearly 2,000 remain missing, and the danger is not over. Authorities are closely watching lakes formed in the wake of the glacier collapse, amid fears of further flooding. Stephanie Sy reports.
New York TimesAs Deadly Flash Flooding Batters Nepal, Some Fear ‘the Entire Himalayas Are Melting’ A glacier unleashed a deadly flood earlier this week. For local trekking guides and climbers, the mountains were already changing.
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At least 977 people remained missing in Nepal, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority confirmed.
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DHADING, Nepal — Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River.
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But in flood-hit areas, residents were struggling to make sense of repeated warnings since the initial floods.
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NPR NewsBut residents of the flood-hit villages said they were struggling to make sense of near-constant alarms they've received since the initial floods.
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"Sometimes they say a flood is coming, then we have to run again to higher ground, even at night. There is also rain," said Govind Shreshta, a resident. "It's really difficult for me. I have a 72-year-old father and 70-year-old mom. I must carry them and I am exhausted. It's going on like this for those who are still alive."
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NBC News“Sometimes they say a flood is coming, then we have to run again to higher ground, even at night. There is also rain,” Govind Shreshta, a resident of the town of Galchhi, told Associated Press. “It’s really difficult for me. I have a 72-year-old father and 70-year-old mom. I must carry them and I am exhausted. It’s going on like this for those who are still alive.”
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In Nuwakot, one of the Nepali districts devastated by the floods, helicopters resumed operations before noon Saturday after poor weather temporarily hampered aerial rescue activities.
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NBC NewsOn Saturday, helicopters resumed operations in Nepal’s flood-hit Nuwakot district after poor weather temporarily halted efforts.
NPR NewsArmy 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. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP hide caption
Washington TimesMore than 3,700 people have been rescued in Nepal so far. In Nuwakot, one of the Nepali districts devastated by the floods, helicopters arrived loaded with boxes and bags of aid, including clothes, instant noodles, crackers and rice. Others returned from the flood-hit areas carrying survivors.
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Some helicopters arrived loaded with boxes and bags of aid, including clothes, instant noodles, crackers and rice, while others returned from the flood-hit areas carrying survivors, among them several babies from the nearby community of Trishuli.
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Washington ExaminerSome helicopters were loaded with boxes and bags of aid, including clothes, instant noodles, crackers and rice. Others returned from the flood-hit areas carrying survivors.
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The suspected collapse of a melting glacier shook the ground so violently that seismic monitors initially registered it as a magnitude-4.4 earthquake.
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“The government has established a relief fund, and already the World Bank, India, China and the U.S. have committed to pledge $229 million to support,” Lila Pieters Yahia, the U.N. resident coordinator in Nepal, said, adding that the U.N. is also providing $2 million from its humanitarian relief fund for immediate assistance.
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Washington TimesThe minister said Nepal has received over 57 metric tons of relief supplies from India, with additional aid arriving from China, Japan, Australia and other countries. He added that further support will be sought as need assessments continue.
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01 ABC News At least 90 Americans were still among the missing as of Friday, according to a State Department spokesperson. The department confirmed Friday that five Americans had been evacuated, up from three on Thursday.
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02 NPR News Flood warning notices were sent to people's phones early Sunday as rescue crews worked to clear a major highway connecting Kathmandu to one of the areas worst hit by Wednesday's catastrophic floods, which killed at least 760 people and left more than 3,000 missing in Nepal and Tibet.
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03 Washington Examiner NUWAKOT, Nepal (AP) — Most arrive with nothing except the clothes they are wearing.
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04 NBC News “The disaster here is overwhelming,” Ferrin Cole, an operations director at the U.S.-based Crisis Response International, told NBC News on Sunday. “The flood that came down that mountain just wiped out cities. We’re going in as fast as we can to get people the help that they need.”
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05 Washington Times As people were still leaving Trishuli, some village residents were returning to see what could be salvaged from their decimated homes.
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06 Democracy Now “Scientists and civil society have been warning about the very fact that these kind of events might happen in the Himalayas,” says Sunil Acharya, a climate and public policy specialist reporting from Kathmandu, Nepal. “This is the result of the delayed global action to deal with climate change.”
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