Overview
- Rescue authorities report more than 939 dead, about 4,000 people still unaccounted for and 11,379 rescued after the late‑August flash floods in Nepal and border areas.
- Officials warn that falling water levels have revealed bodies and debris that are producing foul smells and raising immediate public‑health and sanitation concerns for survivors and responders.
- India and local agencies have deployed large search and rescue teams with about 21,000 personnel engaged and 187 Indian nationals evacuated from the affected zone.
- Chinese cyber security police say they have acted in 10 cases of alleged 'rumour‑spreading' about the Girong port landslide even as users and reporters accuse authorities of removing disaster photos and videos from social media.
- Separately in India, authorities bulldozed the main accused's warehouse and disciplined police after an 11‑death illegal firecracker blast in Kaushambi, arrests continue in a separate sleeper‑bus gang‑rape case, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Bishkek to attend the SCO summit.