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Nepal Flood-Landslide Death Toll Soars to 919, Nearly 4,800 Missing: Reports
Nepal Flood-Landslide Death Toll Soars to 919, Nearly 4,800 Missing: Reports
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The death toll in Nepal as a result of a landslide in the north of the country rises to 919, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Monday, citing the... 31.08.2026, Sputnik India
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The previous death toll stood at 903.Meanwhile, nearly 4,800 people remain missing, according to the latest figures from authorities in Nepal and China. Nepal has confirmed 903 deaths and 4,247 people missing, the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said Monday. On the Chinese side of the border, authorities have reported 16 deaths and 546 people missing, bringing the combined number of missing to 4,793. The disaster struck on August 26, when a massive collapse of ice and rock in the Langtang region triggered a powerful surge of water, mud and debris through valleys along the Nepal-Tibet border.The resulting floods and mudslides devastated communities and infrastructure in Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Kavre and Kathmandu Valley areas, while also causing extensive damage around Gyirong in Tibet.
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Nepal Flood-Landslide Death Toll Soars to 919, Nearly 4,800 Missing: Reports
The death toll in Nepal as a result of a landslide in the north of the country rises to 919, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Monday, citing the Nepal police.
The previous death toll stood at 903.
Meanwhile, nearly 4,800 people remain missing, according to the latest figures from authorities in Nepal and China. Nepal has confirmed 903 deaths and 4,247 people missing, the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said Monday. On the Chinese side of the border, authorities have reported 16 deaths and 546 people missing, bringing the combined number of missing to 4,793.
The disaster struck on August 26, when a massive collapse of ice and rock in the Langtang region triggered a powerful surge of water, mud and debris through valleys along the Nepal-Tibet border.
The resulting floods and mudslides devastated communities and infrastructure in Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Kavre and Kathmandu Valley areas, while also causing extensive damage around Gyirong in Tibet.
