Glacial collapse triggers deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet: at least 165 dead, nearly 1,500 missing
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Glacial collapse triggers deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet: at least 165 dead, nearly 1,500 missing
Nepal flash flood kills at least 98, leaves hundreds missing including 384 tourists near Tibet border
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At least 165 people have died and nearly 1,500 are missing after catastrophic flash floods and mudslides tore through the Nepal-China border region on Wednesday, authorities said on Thursday.
The disaster struck after a glacial collapse sent a torrent of mud, rock and water surging through valleys in Nepal’s Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts and China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, sweeping away homes, roads and bridges. Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority reported 165 deaths and 826 missing in Nepal alone, while Chinese state media said 558 people were missing in Tibet, including 260 foreigners .
Among the missing are hundreds of foreign tourists, including 177 Indians, 63 Americans, 34 Australians, 33 Britons and 25 Canadians, according to Nepalese police and tourism officials. At least 53 Ukrainians and 34 Australians on pilgrimages and hiking tours were also unaccounted for, their governments confirmed .
Rescue teams, including Nepalese army helicopters, retrieved 125 survivors on Thursday, including 20 foreigners, as operations intensified in the worst-hit areas. Army spokesperson Brigadier General Raja Ram Basnet said more than 100 people had been airlifted from flood-stricken zones by midday .
The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported a magnitude 4.4 seismic event near the border but later revised its assessment, stating the activity was caused by a glacial collapse and subsequent debris flow, not an earthquake. The agency confirmed the collapse triggered the catastrophic flooding .
Drone footage from Nepal showed roads destroyed and buildings buried under muddy water, with entire market areas in Dhunge bazaar wiped out within minutes. “When I reached Dhunge bazaar, in half an hour, the flood came and damaged all the market. People were preparing to go to the office then,” resident Shoyam Rajbhandari said .
Chinese authorities warned of risks from a still-dammed lake upstream in Gyirong county, which could complicate rescue efforts. Many of the missing were pilgrims traveling to Kailash Mansarovar, a sacred site in Tibet for Hindus and Buddhists .
The Dalai Lama issued a statement offering prayers for the victims, while Indian spiritual leader Sadhguru said 77 pilgrims were at the Nepal-China border immigration office when the flood hit .
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