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Flash Floods and Mudslides Ravage Nepal Border Region

Ongoing search-and-rescue work faces blocked roads, damaged infrastructure and gaps in cross-border reporting that complicate accounting for the missing.

A protester throws a projectile next to a burning pile of posters and banners during a demonstration urging lawmakers to immediately pass an asset forfeiture law for corrupt officials outside the Parliament building in Jakarta on August 27, 2026. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
Screen recordings of surveillance camera footage posted on Chinese social media platforms, reportedly show destruction caused as flash flooding hits the Gyirong Port in the Tibet Autonomous Region on August 26, 202, as people (Down) run to escape. The location in the footage was verified by AFP using satellite and streetview data, but original posts could not be identified. The videos have subsequently been removed from Chinese social media platforms. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday, 26 August, that "a mudslide disaster on the Nepalese side resulted in major casualties and missing people at the Gyirong Port." (Photo by UNKNOWN / AFP)
A woman being rescued from a flash flood. (Photo: Narendra Shrestha / EPA)

Overview

  • The flash flood struck on Wednesday, August 26, washing through Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts and inundating Trishuli Bazar with mud and debris.
  • Local officials and agency photos report roughly 97–98 people killed, while hundreds of tourists, soldiers, police and residents remain unaccounted for and totals are still provisional.
  • Rescue teams have been evacuating survivors from rooftops and moving vulnerable people to safety, but difficult mountain access and damaged roads are slowing operations.
  • Chinese state media said a mudslide hit the Gyirong border port and AFP verified footage of destruction there, but the original social posts were removed and details about casualties remain unclear.
  • Beyond the immediate toll, the floods have wiped out homes and infrastructure, disrupted cross-border travel and trade, and raised urgent needs for shelter, medical care and clear casualty accounting.