More dead and more missing on both sides of the Nepal border
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More dead and more missing on both sides of the Nepal border

dnoticias.pt29 August 2026 at 09:16

A devastating flash flood hit on Wednesday the Himalayan region on the border between China and Nepal, causing a humanitarian disaster with dead and missing on both sides of the border.

In Nepal, authorities updated the toll to 626 dead and 2,426 missing, a significant increase from the 1,924 missing previously announced. Among the missing are more than 500 foreign tourists, including three Portuguese citizens who remain unreachable.

The article mentions there are records of dead and missing on the Chinese side of the border as well, although no specific numbers are provided for China.

The information is based on the French news agency AFP, which compiled the main developments of the past hours following the phenomenon that affected this mountainous region on the border between the two countries.

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