Nepal district in Bagmati Province, Bharatpur as administrative centre
A glacial collapse on 26 August has produced a torrent of water, mud and debris across the Nepal–Tibet border that has killed more than 1,395 people and left over 5,600 missing. Rescuers have recovered bodies, are searching hydropower tunnels and remote villages, and are racing to control newly formed barrier lakes that threaten fresh flooding and hamper identification and access.
India and Nepal are coordinating rescue and relief after catastrophic floods triggered by a glacier break have killed hundreds, with thousands missing. Authorities warn floodwaters and landslides will persist as search operations continue and regional reconstruction plans take shape.
A glacier collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border has triggered a devastating flood cascading through Nepal and China. Initial assessments have reclassified the event from a quake to a glacial debris flow, with authorities warning of possible secondary flooding as debris dams breach. Satellite imagery shows a glacier break, ice and rock tumbling into valleys, and rivers rising rapidly downstream.
Rescue teams are clearing a key highway as Nepal and Tibet confront a rising flood threat from a glacier-induced lake upstream. Authorities warn of renewed flooding as water levels rise, with hundreds of missing and thousands displaced across the region.
Nepal faces a widening disaster as flood and landslide deaths mount. More than 2,400 people remain unaccounted for in Nepal, with hundreds more missing across the India-Nepal border in Tibet. The UK has dispatched a rapid response team and offered aid, while families search for loved ones amid makeshift morgues and overwhelmed facilities.
Rescue teams have expanded operations in Nepal and Tibet after a Himalayan flood swept through the region, killing hundreds and leaving thousands missing. Authorities warn of further rainfall and rising water flow upstream as foreign nationals are among the missing.
A glacier collapse in the Himalayas has triggered floods and widespread destruction in Nepal and China’s Tibet region. Authorities report rising death tolls, thousands missing, and ongoing rescue operations as hydropower sites are targeted by the disaster.
Rescuers have pulled two more people alive from flood‑damaged sites in central Nepal after a glacier collapse on August 26. A man was freed from a 225‑metre hydropower tunnel and a 64‑year‑old woman was dug from a collapsed home; both have been flown to Kathmandu for treatment. Hundreds remain missing and rescue teams from several countries are searching.