The devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun burying bodies in temporary graves before they can be identified, prompting accusations that Hindu funeral traditions are being ignored.
Nepal’s disaster agency said Monday that 903 deaths had been counted in that country, with 4,247 people, including 592 foreigners, missing. As of Sunday, Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing, and Chinese state media said 261 of the missing were foreigners, including over a hundred Nepalis. (AP Video shot by Rishi Lekhi and Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Rescuers arrive at a village affected by flash flooding in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Relatives console Muna Khadka, center, who lost her son Aayush Khada, in flash floods, during mass burials in Chitwan, Nepal, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Private and military helicopters are deployed to rescue people stranded in areas cut off by flash flooding in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
