Massive flash flood hits Nepal-China border dozens dead, hundreds missing
The death toll from the catastrophic flash flood along the Nepal-China border has jumped to 768, with 3,048 people still missing. Triggered on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, by a massive glacial collapse and debris avalanche in Nepal's Langtang National Park, the disaster unleashed a ferocious 20-foot wall of water, mud, and boulders that traveled nearly 100 kilometers, obliterating entire villages, highways, and infrastructure downstream.
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