A drone view shows a major section of Pasang Lhamu highway washed away along swollen Trishuli river by recent flash floods cutting off Rasuwa district from Nuwakot area, Nepal, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900
Aug 30, 2026 | 11:10 PM
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The death toll in the catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet climbed past 900 Monday with more than 4,700 missing.
Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet, Nepal’s army spokesman, said authorities intensified their rescue efforts in the disaster zones.
“We are working in search and rescue of the stranded people from hills, settlements and river areas,” he said.
Multiple foreign rescue teams were also assisting local rescuers to find trapped workers in various hydropower tunnels. Officials say at least 90 people are trapped in multiple tunnels of hydropower plants.
