Nepal-Tibet flood deaths pass 1,000 as police ask relatives for DNA to identify victims

By: Cait Kelly in Kathmandu and agencies

1 September 2026 at 13:04

Relatives of missing tourists asked for blood samples and photos, as efforts continue to rescue trapped hydropower workers

Nepali rescuers have built temporary bridges to reach remote areas and dug through the ruins of hydropower projects in the Himalayas to rescue hundreds of trapped workers, as the death toll passed 1,000 nearly ⁠a week after devastating floods left a trail of destruction across the country’s towns and valleys.

About 600 people remain stuck in several devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts. The prime ⁠minister, Balendra Shah, said more than 11,000 people had been rescued across the affected region, and power and communication lines had been restored in some areas.

Nepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster | Michael Mann

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By: Michael Mann

1 September 2026 at 12:00

The deluge capped a summer of extreme climate events, from deadly heatwaves to wildfires. We must take action now

For millennia, the high peaks of the Himalayas were held together by an invisible, frozen cement – permafrost and glacial ice that bound ancient rock into seemingly unshakable fortresses. But as the planet continues to warm, this alpine glue is liquefying.

The glacial collapse and deluge in Nepal and Tibet was not a freak weather event; it was the structural failure of a mountain itself, nature’s latest commentary on the deadly consequences of human-caused planetary warming. And it was the exclamation point on a summer of extremes, illustrating with a sole unnatural disaster the apocalyptic future that lies in store if we fail to take dramatic climate action.

Nepal-Tibet floods: millions at risk from glacial floods in Himalayas in years to come, UN warns, as death toll passes 1,000 – latest updates

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By: Tom Ambrose (now) and Yohannes Lowe (earlier)

1 September 2026 at 17:24

‘Technology cannot move fast enough to prevent loss’, official says, as rescue efforts for the 4,500 still missing continue

Nepal last week turned down foreign involvement in general search and rescue but said it needed specialised services and advanced technological support in areas such as life-detecting machines, large refrigerators and pre-fabricated bridges.

Aid worth more than $42m has poured into the country and Nepal is now working with experts from other countries to help with rescue operations.

Nepal Puts Cost of Disaster at $5 Billion, Blaming Climate Change

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By: Chico Harlan

31 August 2026 at 23:48

The country is seeking urgent help from a special U.N. climate fund, but the program lacks money because the United States and others have been reluctant to contribute.

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