At least 547 dead and 977 missing in Nepal, plus 558 missing in China, according to data from August 28, 2026. This is the tragic toll of an avalanche of ice, water and rocks that devastated the border zone between Nepal and China.
The phenomenon moved at speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour and reached a height of up to 50 meters, devastating a total of 72 kilometers of the affected region on the border between the two countries.
The avalanche combined multiple destructive elements, mixing ice, water and rocks into a mass of catastrophic dimensions that swept the zone with devastating force.
