Live: At least 165 dead and over 1,000 missing in Nepal landslide
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By: FRANCE 24 Rescuers use an earthmover to carry a victim of flash flooding to safety along the Trishuli River in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. © Niranjan Shrestha, AP A landslide caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal on Wednesday, killing at least 165 people and leaving more than 1,000 missing near the border with China's autonomous region of Tibet. The disaster swept away homes, roads and bridges, while officials warned the death toll could rise as rescue teams searched for survivors. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Australia Foreign Minister Penny Wong said information on at least 34 of its citizens missing in Nepal following deadly floods there was "very limited".
Nepal's disaster agency said that 823 people remained out of contact, more than 24 hours after a deadly flood tore through the border region with Tibet.
The 823 includes at least 579 tourists, both Nepali and foreigners, it said in an update. At least 165 people are confirmed killed, in both Nepal and in China, where a further 558 people are reported missing.
The number of people missing in the mudslide disaster in Tibet's Gyirong county has risen to 558, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Thursday.
Among those, 260 were foreign nationals, CCTV said. The death toll remained at three, it said.
Nepal said 468 tourists and travellers, including 393 foreigners, remained out of contact on Thursday, 24 hours after a deadly flood tore through the border region with Tibet.
"About 468 tourists and travellers are out of contact, among them 75 are Nepalis," Suraj Ghimire, a Department of Tourism spokesman, told AFP. At least 165 people have been confirmed killed in both Nepal and China, where a further 558 people are reported missing.
Forty-seven people from a group including two children are missing in Nepal following devastating flooding on the country's border with Tibet, their tour company told AFP on Thursday.
The group included 15 Australians, 10 Canadians, nine Nepalese, eight Americans, two Britons, two Singaporeans and one Russian-American dual citizen, Himalayan Glacier managing director Sanket Pandey said.
A glacial collapse caused seismic activity and "catastrophic" downstream impacts in Nepal and Tibet, the US Geological Survey said on Thursday.
The agency said seismic activity initially reported as an earthquake "was instead a glacial collapse and debris flow" that "caused subsequent catastrophic impacts downstream."
The US government on Wednesday extended its condolences over the deadly floods in Nepal and pledged $500,000 in emergency assistance, the State Department said.
"The United States extends its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in the devastating flash floods in the Rasuwa district of Nepal," the agency said, adding that Washington was deploying a disaster response adviser to the region while pledging $500,000 to support rescue efforts.
Thirty-four Australians are missing following flash flooding in the Nepal-Tibet border region, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday.
"At this point Nepal is a developing country, it doesn't have the resources that an event like that would have in Australia, so information is difficult," he told a panel discussion.
"Our thoughts are with all those who will be concerned about their loved ones today."
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that UN teams and partners were mobilising supplies and personnel in Nepal to support communities affected by a deadly flood.
A huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China's Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding on the Nepali side that killed scores of people and left hundreds of tourists missing.
Initial reports from Nepali officials suggested an earthquake in the area could have caused the lower part of a glacier to collapse and trigger the floods.
As darkness fell, authorities continued the grim task of recovering and trying to identify bodies. Some 157 bodies had been recovered so far, Nepal police said late on Wednesday.
Officials at Nepal's tourism ministry told media outlets that over 400 tourists are missing, of whom around 340 are foreigners.
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