Bidur, Nepal, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Search for 1,300 missing after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

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2026-08-27

Rescue teams scoured devastated zones Thursday for more than 1,300 people missing a day after flash floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 273, sweeping away entire villages. Homes were engulfed and vehicles tossed around by the tsunami-like rumble of water and mud that struck villages and towns on Wednesday morning on the path of two rivers, Bhote Koshi and Trishuli. Many of the missing are foreign tourists, including......

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