Nepal floods death toll surpasses 1,000 as thousands remain missing
A woman walks among the ruins of flash floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on September 1, 2026.
The huge wave of freezing water and debris, sparked by a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border, killed at least 939 people and left nearly 4,500 missing. ARUN SANKAR / AFP Photo by ARUN SANKAR / AFP
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