In Pictures: Hundreds dead and missing after floods hit Nepal-Tibet border

Rescue teams search for survivors as recovery efforts continue.

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Rescuers use an excavator to transport a flood survivor, following flash floods and a landslide disaster in Devghat, in the Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. A massive flood and landslide disaster on the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 103 people on August 26, 2026 and left several hundred missing, many of them foreign tourists. Aid workers said entire settlements had been "wiped out". Some 403 tourists -- 341 of them foreigners -- were unaccounted for several hours after the disaster struck, according to the tourism ministry. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP) — Rescuers using an excavator to transport a flood survivor following flash floods and a landslide disaster in Devghat, Nepal, on Aug 26.
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A CCTV footage shows people running away as wall of mud and water destroys buildings in a valley at Nepal-China border, in Gyirong, Tibet region, China August 26, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS USE ONLY. VERIFICATION: - Buildings, river, road layout and terrain matched archive and satellite imagery on Tibet-China border - Coordinates: 28.280317840785155, 85.37761006909693 - Date confirmed by timestamp of the CCTV footage - Both Nepali and Chinese government reported on the mudslide - Rasuwa district administrator told Reuters that there could be heavy casualties or loss of property on August 26 - Chinese President Xi Jinping urged "all-out" search efforts for the missing as well as stronger monitoring and early warning systems to prevent secondary disasters on August 26 TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — CCTV footage shows people running away as a wall of mud and floodwaters destroys buildings in a valley near the Nepal-Tibet border, in Gyirong, Tibet, on Aug 26, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.
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This handout video grab from a UGC footage of Nepal Army taken and released on August 26, 2026 shows a military personnel rescuing a man stranded by massive floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border. A massive flood and landslide disaster unleashed on the Nepal-Tibet border killed nearly 100 on August 26 and left several hundred people missing, many of whom are foreign tourists. (Photo by Handout / Nepalese Army / AFP) / XGTY - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT « AFP PHOTO / Nepal Army » - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVE — This handout video grab from UGC footage by the Nepal Army, taken on Aug 26, shows a member of the military rescuing a man stranded by massive floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border.
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TOPSHOT - Rescue personnel carry a person affected by flash floods at Devghat in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. Massive flooding killed eight people in Nepal on August 26, as Chinese state media reported "major casualties" from a mudslide at a Tibet trade hub on China's side of the nations' shared border. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP) — Rescue personnel carrying a woman to safety on Aug 26.
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A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 27, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar — Houses lie partially submerged in muddy water following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nepal, on Aug 27.
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A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 27, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar — Houses covered in mud in Trishuli, Nepal, on Aug 27.
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epa13193007 Locals take refuge on a rooftop as floodwaters sweep through Trishuli Bazar following a flash flood, in Nuwakot district, Nepal, 26 August 2026. Several people were killed and multiple others were reported missing after a massive flash flood swept through Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts causing widespread destruction to settlements and infrastructure, according to local authorities. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA — People taking refuge on a rooftop as floodwaters sweep through Trishuli Bazar following a flash flood in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Aug 26.
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epa13193013 Rescuers ride in an excavator at Devighat village following a flash flood in Trishuli Bazar, Nuwakot district, Nepal, 26 August 2026. Several people were killed and multiple others were reported missing after a massive flash flood swept through Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts causing widespread destruction to settlements and infrastructure, according to local authorities. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA — Rescuers riding in an excavator at Devighat village following a flash flood in Trishuli Bazar, Nepal, on Aug 26.
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epa13193026 People watch as floodwaters sweep through Trishuli Bazar following a flash flood, in Nuwakot district, Nepal, 26 August 2026. Several people were killed and multiple others were reported missing after a massive flash flood swept through Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts causing widespread destruction to settlements and infrastructure, according to local authorities. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA — People looking at the devastation after floodwaters swept through Trishuli Bazar, Nepal, on Aug 26.
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A mud-covered building following a flash flood at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 26, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar — A building partially buried in mud following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nepal, on Aug 26.
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A resident walks along a street covered in mud following flash floods and a landslide disaster in Devghat, in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. A massive flood and landslide disaster on the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 103 people on August 26, 2026 and left several hundred missing, many of them foreign tourists. Aid workers said entire settlements had been "wiped out". Some 403 tourists -- 341 of them foreigners -- were unaccounted for several hours after the disaster struck, according to the tourism ministry. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP) — A man wades through a mud-covered street following flash floods and a landslide in Devghat, Nepal, on Aug 26.
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