Nepal Flood Death Toll Nears 1,000 as Rescuers Race to Reach Workers Trapped in Mud-Filled Tunnels
Sep 1, 2026
Hundreds of hydropower workers remain unaccounted for at flood-hit tunnel sites along the Trishuli river, as officials in Nepal and China confirm a combined death toll surpassing 1,000. The combined death toll from last week’s catastrophic flash floods and glacier-triggered landslide in Nepal
How a Glacier Collapse Triggered Nepal’s Deadliest Flash Flood in Decades
Sep 1, 2026
A sudden landslide of ice and rock high in the Himalayas unleashed a wall of mud and water that erased entire villages along the Nepal-China border, leaving thousands dead or missing. A catastrophic flash flood tore through the remote Bhote Koshi gorge on