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‘Extremely risky operations’: Rescuers work amidthreat of river banks bursting

Nearly 3,000 people remained missing on Saturday, while 682 deaths had been confirmed after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border. Rescue operations remain risky as a lake formed upstream by the floods threatens to burst its banks. FRANCE 24's Shahzaib Wahlah rep

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FRANCE2429 Aug 2026, 03:22 pmUpdated 1h ago1 min readEuropeWorld
‘Extremely risky operations’: Rescuers work amid threat of river banks bursting

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Nearly 3,000 people remained missing on Saturday, while 682 deaths had been confirmed after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border. Rescue operations remain risky as a lake formed upstream by the floods threatens to burst its banks. FRANCE 24's Shahzaib Wahlah reports.

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Source: France 24 · FRANCE24. Published 29 Aug 2026, 03:22 pm.

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