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In pictures: Deadly flooding wipes out villages on the China-Nepal border

More than 1,300 people are missing — including at least 700 foreigners from two dozen countries — after catastrophic flash flooding hit China and Nepal on Wednesday.

· 109 words· updated August 27, 2026 at 02:57 PM
A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.

More than 1,300 people are missing — including at least 700 foreigners from two dozen countries — after catastrophic flash flooding hit China and Nepal on Wednesday.Scientists are still working to determine exactly what caused the disaster. The US Geological Survey said a glacial collapse — when a large section of ice breaks off a glacier and falls down a slope — and landslide was behind the disaster. Dramatic footage shows a torrent of water hitting the mountainous region, submerging villages and wiping out bridges.The death toll in Nepal has climbed to more than 350 people. Search-and-rescue operations have been hampered by a lack of connectivity, power and resources.

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