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Rescue teams are searching for nearly 1,400 missing people, mostly tourists, after floods killed at least 270
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Rescue teams are searching for nearly 1,400 missing people, mostly tourists, after floods killed at least 270
Rescue teams in Nepal are searching for at least 33 British nationals who are among those missing after flash floods ravaged its border with Tibet, killing at least 270 people.
Nearly 1,400 people are missing, most of them tourists, authorities have said, after a glacier collapse triggered floods that roared down valleys and razed entire villages .
Rescue teams in Nepal are searching for at least 33 British nationals who are among those missing after flash floods ravaged its border with Tibet, killing at least 270 people.
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Source: The Guardian · Rachel Hall. Published 27 Aug 2026, 11:36 am.
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