Overview
- The sudden flood struck on Wednesday when a likely glacier or ice collapse on the Langtang Lirung blocked and then released river water, sweeping away villages and infrastructure.
- Authorities report about 903 confirmed deaths in Nepal and 919 including Tibet, with roughly 4,700–4,800 people still missing and hundreds of foreign nationals among them.
- Rescuers are racing to reach hundreds of workers trapped at damaged hydropower construction sites, with officials saying at least 933 remain unaccounted for in tunnel and dam areas.
- Nepalese officials have started mass burials of highly decomposed, unidentified bodies after collecting DNA samples and photos for later identification, a step that has stirred local unease because cremation is the customary Hindu practice.
- Search efforts are slowed by heavy rain, rising rivers, landslide risk and destroyed roads while international teams and aid pledges work to supply shelter, water and medical care to overcrowded camps where disease is a growing concern.