Rescue operations resume in Nepal after glacial flood

Rescue operations in Nepal and Tibet resumed on Friday, August 28, 2026, after a brief suspension due to fears of further flooding from a newly formed barrier lake, as the death toll from a catastrophic glacial collapse continued to climb. The disaster, which struck on Wednesday, August 26, has killed at least 579 people in Nepal and five in China's Tibet region, with more than 2,400 others still missing. The catastrophe was triggered when a glacier collapsed in the Langtang region near the China border, unleashing a massive rock and ice avalanche. This debris flow entered the Lhende Khola, a tributary of the Bhote Koshi river, creating a temporary blockage.