Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900 and 4,700 missing

Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900 and 4,700 missing By Associated Press August 30, 2026 - 11:41 pm KATHMANDU, Nepal— Authorities are intensifying rescue operations after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet claimed at least 900 lives and left more than 4,700 people missing. “We are moving successful hunt and rescue of the stranded radical from hills, settlements and stream areas,” said Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet, Nepal’s service spokesman. Multiple overseas teams are assisting local rescuers in locating trapped workers inside hydropower tunnels. Officials say at least 90 individuals remain trapped in several tunnels of hydropower facilities. Nepal’s disaster management agency reported on Monday that the death toll had reached 903, with 4,247 persons—including 592 foreigners—still unaccounted for. As of Sunday, Chinese authorities recorded 16 fatalities and 546