Figures from Nepal and China put the number of missing close to 3,000, with 691 bodies recovered - and reports of some dead possibly swept downstream as far away as India.
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Figures from Nepal and China put the number of missing close to 3,000, with 691 bodies recovered - and reports of some dead possibly swept downstream as far away as India.
A drone view of people walking on a road and houses in mud, following deadly flash floods and mudslides at Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, Aug 29, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha)
30 Aug 2026 06:47AM
(Updated: 30 Aug 2026 11:56AM)
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