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2026 China-Nepal flash floods

2026 China-Nepal flash floods
The latest news, analysis and opinion on 2026 China-Nepal flash floods. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Firefighters and sniffer dogs conduct a search for missing people along a road leading towards Gyirong Port following a mudslide in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet autonomous region, China on August 30, 2026. Photo: via Reuters
Accidents and disasters in China

China warns of ‘major’ glacier collapse risk as landslide death toll nears 1,000

Rescue teams continues their efforts to reach the Gyirong Port border crossing as bad weather is forecast over the coming days.

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Nepal

Video | Nepal digs mass graves for unidentified flood victims

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Nepal floods: could foreign rescue teams have been brought in earlier?

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Nepal

Opinion | Why Nepal-China floods are more than a natural disaster

While the solidarity on display in the wake of the disaster is commendable, the tragedy must not be viewed as an unpredictable, unpreventable act of nature.

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A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on August 27. Photo: Reuters
Accidents and disasters in China

China-Nepal floods: 261 foreigners missing in Tibet, online rumours targeted

Nepalese and Indians account for more than half of nationals from 23 countries missing after devastating glacier collapse four days ago.

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Nepal

Nepal floods: rescuers send air pipe into tunnel with trapped workers

There could be over 100 survivors stuck inside the tunnels, and the breakthrough raises hopes that rescue teams will be able to reach them.

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Accidents and disasters in China

China-Nepal floods: police officer filmed guiding people away from border post

Footage from Gyirong Port in Tibet shows how Huang Peng tried to guide civilians to safety moments before the crossing was destroyed.

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The officer has been identified as Huang Peng. Photo: CCTV
Hong Kong society

China-Nepal floods: Hong Kong groups to aid victims as government pledges HK$50m

City’s Nepalese community and other charities step up fundraising efforts, while Chief Executive John Lee vows swift processing of relief funds.

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US families hold out hope for relatives lost in Nepal floods

About 90 Americans are among those unaccounted for, according to the US State Department.

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Accidents and disasters in China

China sends 9 tunnel experts to Nepal as flood rescuers race against time

Move follows direct request from Kathmandu, Beijing says, as more than 100 people remain trapped inside multiple hydropower tunnels in Nepal.

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Search and rescue operations are carried out near the destroyed Gyirong Port, Tibet, on August 29. Photo: AFP
Nepal

China-Nepal floods: rescuers pull out survivors caked in mud as toll climbs

Nepal has reversed an earlier decision and says it will allow foreign teams and experts to help with rescue efforts.

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Rescuers transport an elderly woman rescued from a Devighat old age home following a flash flood in Trishuli Bazar, Nuwakot district, Nepal. Photo: EPA
Science

The ‘Asian water tower’ is starting to wobble, computer simulations show

The Tibetan Plateau is losing stability, a study suggests, as a catastrophic flash flood hit on the Nepal-China border.

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Science

China’s radar satellites capture sharp images of glacier collapse site in Nepal

Swift commercial response highlights how Chinese space surveillance capabilities are expanding beyond military and government circles.

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Science

How the Nepal flash flood unleashed a wave of anti-China misinformation

Scientists still don’t know what caused the glacier collapse but that hasn’t stopped a torrent of claims about Chinese construction.

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Satellite analysis indicates that the disaster started with a glacier collapse in Nepal. Photo: dpa
Accidents and disasters in China

Could the China-Nepal disaster spur a safety rethink for a flagship rail project?

Gyirong in Tibet is the start of a planned train line to Kathmandu and in an area prone to dangerous glacial lake floods.

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Researchers on both sides of the Nepal-China border say the disaster highlights the need for a joint approach to hazard management. Photo: AFP
Science

China, Nepal built an early warning system for melting glaciers. Does it work?

Wednesday’s deadly ice-rock avalanche on high-altitude Tibet border highlights glacial instability in region vulnerable to climate change.

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Accidents and disasters in China

Himalayan glacier collapse hits China-Nepal trade route as casualties mount

Tragedy at Gyirong hub lays bare climate risks along fragile mountain corridor.

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Catastrophic mudslide near China-Nepal border leaves hundreds missing

Over 160 confirmed dead as rescue efforts continue amid mounting international aid.

Deadly China-Nepal border mudslide and flash flood kills over 160, leaves hundreds missing. Photo: AFP
Accidents and disasters in China

China-Nepal flash flood: death toll rises to 392, over 1,000 missing

Premier Li Qiang at scene after ice-rock avalanche triggers disaster leaving hundreds of tourists from around the world unaccounted for.

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Mainland China

Major casualties as landslide sweeps through China-Nepal border

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered emergency teams to ‘spare no effort’ in rescuing the missing and minimising casualties.

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Accidents and disasters in China

‘Massive casualties’ after flash floods, landslide strike China-Nepal border

An unknown number of people are also missing as rescuers search the rubble of a border checkpoint in Tibet’s Gyirong county.

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The landslide struck Tibet's Gyirong county at around 9am on Wednesday, causing major casualties and leaving a number of people missing, according to state media. Photo: Handout
Nepal

‘It came suddenly’: Nepal flood kills 157, leaves hundreds of tourists missing

The overspill from the Bhotekoshi River caused power cuts, damaged roads and power projects near the country’s border with Tibet.

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Houses lie partially submerged in muddy water along a riverside after flash floods at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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