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Nepal-Tibet flash floods

August 27, 2026

The death toll has risen to more than 1,000 following the catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, with thousands still missing.

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Nepal flood survivors still searching for some 3,000 missing

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Nepal issues fresh flood warning as 3,000 still missing

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After Nepal floods, survivors return to ruins of their homes

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