Nepal-China flood disaster: What’s the latest toll, how many are missing? - Al Jazeera
A glacier collapse near the Nepal-China border has triggered catastrophic flooding, leaving over 900 dead and thousands missing. Rescue operations are ongoing, with authorities monitoring a new barrier lake that poses a secondary flood risk.
Why it matters
This disaster highlights the increasing vulnerability of Himalayan communities to climate-induced glacial instability and the cross-border challenges of disaster management.
More than 3,000 people remain missing days after the devastating floods triggered a collapsed glacier near China-Nepal border.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Jump to Previous Slide Jump to Next Slide Residents salvage belongings from their destroyed homes in Devighat, Nepal. [Ezra Acayan/Getty Images] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 30 Aug 2026 30 Aug 2026 | Updated: 6 hours ago Updated: 6 hours ago The death toll from devastating floods near the border between Nepal and China has risen to more than 900, with thousands missing following Wednesday’s disaster.
Rescue efforts are under way to locate more than 900 missing workers at hydropower projects in central Nepal.
Authorities from Nepal and the Tibet region of China have put the total number of missing at just over 3,000, with some bodies washing up in neighbouring India.
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