Houses lie partially submerged in muddy water along a riverside after flash floods at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. A massive flood swept through Nepal's northern Rasuwa district on August 26, damaging roads and power infrastructure as authorities scrambled to assess the scale of the destruction. (Photo by Prabin RANABHAT / AFP)
August 26, 2026
Nepal-Tibet flood toll hits 160, after Nepal police recover 157 bodies
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP)—Nepali police said Wednesday they had recovered 157 bodies after a terrifying flood tore through the Tibet border region, taking the overall death toll to at least 160, with several hundred missing.
The police issued an operational update detailing the 157 dead. Chinese state media had earlier reported “major casualties” from a mudslide at a Tibet border hub, reporting three dead and another 265 people missing.
