Photos: Nearly 1,000 dead, thousands missing in Nepal–China border floods

By AFP, AP and Reuters. Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026.

As the death toll continues to rise and rescue efforts enter a sixth day, devastating floods near Nepal's border with China have killed at least 939 individuals, the country's disaster authority states.

Chinese state media has confirmed a further 16 deaths in Tibet, bringing the known regional toll to 955, with 4, 471 individuals still missing on both sides of the border.

Nepal's latest figures list 3, 925 individuals missing nationwide, including 592 foreigners. Although office-holders say the number of unaccounted-for hydropower staff fell to 639 on Monday from an earlier count of 933, plenty of of the missing are workers from hydropower projects that took the full force of the torrent.

Notably, the disaster agency notes 3, 333 Nepali citizens remain missing, with some of the worst-hit areas including Nuwakot district, where 1, 158 residents are unaccounted for, and neighbouring Rasuwa, with 865 missing. The missing additionally includes 45 army soldiers, 38 police officers and 18 customs and immigration office-holders.

Though they are not yet included in the official toll, in neighbouring India, authorities in Uttar Pradesh state say they have recovered 17 bodies from rivers flowing from Nepal, believed to be flood victims.

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