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Nepal floods: Death toll passes 550 as aid groups mobilise

28.08.2026 15:30
The number of people killed in devastating floods in the Himalayan regions of Nepal and China has risen to 547, local police said on Friday, with a further five bodies found across the border in Tibet taking the combined toll to 552.
Flash flood survivors receive medical treatment at an army base in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Friday.
Flash flood survivors receive medical treatment at an army base in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Friday.EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

Nearly 1,000 people, including some 500 foreigners, remain missing.

The disaster was triggered on Wednesday when part of a glacier broke away, sending a huge mudslide down the Bhotekoshi river in the Rasuwa district near the Chinese border.

The resulting torrent of water and debris swept through the Trishuli river system.

Roads and bridges have been destroyed, cutting off access to Rasuwa.

Nepal's army is using helicopters alongside ground troops to reach stranded villages and evacuate the injured.

According to the Kathmandu Post daily, the death toll continues to climb as bodies are recovered from rivers in districts far downstream.

Hospitals and mortuaries in several areas are reportedly overwhelmed.

Humanitarian organisations are moving to respond.

Caritas Nepal has deployed an emergency team and is working with local authorities on the ground.

Ireneusz Krause, deputy director of Caritas Polska, said the most urgent needs include medical supplies, drinking water, food, hygiene items, body bags and stretchers.

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Source: PAP, IAR