Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through ‘unimaginable’ disaster

Arunabh Saikia With Paavan Mathema in KathmanduAFP·31 Aug, 2026 05:58 PM3 mins to readSecurity and rescue personnel prepare to airlift a flood victim from Nepal's Rasuwa district. Photo / Prabin Ranabhat, AFPRescuers struggled on Monday through mud and debris for a sixth day, as the number of missing people soared to nearly 4500 since tsunami-like glacial floods roared down from the China-Nepal border, creating an “unimaginable” disaster.

The latest confirmed death toll rose above 900, with unidentified bodies buried in mass

Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through ‘unimaginable’ disaster

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