Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 28, 2026 (AFP) - Number of missing in Nepal after flood rises to 1,924: disaster authority

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2026-08-28

Nepal's disaster authority raised sharply the number of missing to 1,924 on Friday, two days after devastating floods that killed at least 579 in the country. The number of missing includes 517 foreigners, as well as 933 workers on hydropower projects on the rivers where a wall of water powered down on Wednesday morning, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority. pm-pjm/jm ...

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