Himalayan glacial flood leaves over 1,000 missing in Nepal and Tibet

A catastrophic flash flood triggered by a glacial collapse in the Himalayas has killed hundreds and left more than 1,400 people missing across Nepal and Tibet, with rescue operations complicated by the threat of new floods from debris-dammed lakes. The disaster, which struck on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, is the deadliest for Nepal since a 2015 earthquake. As of Friday, August 28, government reports from Nepal indicated that 538 bodies had been recovered, while nearly 1,000 people remained missing within its borders. In Tibet, Chinese authorities reported five deaths and 558 missing persons.