Nepal-Tibet floods: number of missing climbs to nearly 3,000 assearch for survivors enters fourth day – latest updates
Nepali minister says cost of rebuilding likely to be billions of dollars as death toll rises to 626, with seven confirmed dead in Tibet
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Taz Ali (now) and Wendy Frew (earlier)29 Aug 2026, 10:21 amUpdated 34 min ago1 min readIndiaIndia
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Nepal-Tibet floods: number of missing climbs to nearly 3,000 as search for survivors enters fourth day – latest updates
Nepali minister says cost of rebuilding likely to be billions of dollars as death toll rises to 626, with seven confirmed dead in Tibet
‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in Nepal
Chinese rescuers find ‘nothing but ruins’ at border crossing as Nepal seeks help to ID and store the dead
Outside the army camp in the Nuwakot district of Nepal, people run their fingers down the sheets of paper pinned to the wall, scanning the growing list of those reported missing for news of loved ones. Nepali authorities said nearly 3,000 people are missing, while China reported more than 550 people unaccounted for.
Nepal’s foreign minister, Shisir Khanal, has appealed for international support to help rebuild the country after the floods, saying reconstruction efforts could run into “billions of dollars” AFP reports.
‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in Nepal
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Source: The Guardian · Taz Ali (now) and Wendy Frew (earlier). Published 29 Aug 2026, 10:21 am.
