Massive flood near Tibet border kills at least 95 in Nepal
Rescue personnel use an excavator to carry a person affected by flash floods at Devghat in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. Massive flooding killed eight people in Nepal on August 26, as Chinese state media reported "major casualties" from a mudslide at a Tibet trade hub on China's side of the nations' shared border. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)
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August 26, 2026

Massive flood near Tibet border kills at least 95 in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP)—At least 95 people were killed in Nepal on Wednesday after a massive flood tore through the border region with Tibet, a police spokesman told AFP.

“So far 95 deaths have been reported,” spokesman Abi Narayan Kafle said, adding that some 28 police personnel were also missing.

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