Nepal has officially called off its search and rescue operations for those missing almost 40 days after the catastrophic flash floods tore through the border with Tibet, killing at least 1,455 people which occurred on 26th August, 2026. More than 5,285 people, including hundreds of foreign nationals, missing, those still missing include 33 Britons, 80 Americans, more than 50 Ukrainian nationals, as well as Australians and Indians. 13,795 people have been rescued since the disaster.
Only 112 bodies have been handed to their families following DNA tests. The other 1,333 bodies found so far have been temporarily buried, which are difficult to identify, pending identification.
The flood destroyed 12 hydroelectric projects. More than 800 people employed at the 12 hydropower projects in Nepal were still unaccounted for. Estimated 33,000 people have been displaced.
Nepal Government claims the flood as a "Himalayan tsunami" there is not much scientific evidence to substantiate the claims that the floods were a climate-related catastrophe.
In China, the official death toll was 43, while 519 people, including foreigners, remain missing, according to state media.
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