Nepal flash floods LIVE updates: Over 4,400 rescued as Nepal mobilises massive flood relief op., says PM Balen Shah

A satellite image shows the remaining buildings and roads after flash floods and a mudslide, in Timure, Nepal, on August 28, 2026. Photo: Vantor/Handout via Reuters The number of people missing in Nepal and China surpassed 2,400 on Friday (August 28, 2026), underscoring the scale of the disaster days after a tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept away villages and killed hundreds.Also read | A shared disaster, beyond borders and geopoliticsRescuers were battling through mud even as the threat of new floods loomed, with emergency teams recovering 586 bodies so far -- and some of the dead swept downstream as far away as India. The new figures came as Nepal’s disaster authority added 933 hydropower workers to a missing persons list already including trekkers and pilgrims to Tibet’s sacred Mount Kailash.Also read | Nepal flood toll rises to 579; nearly 2,000 still missingThe US Geological Survey said the disaster -- the deadliest for Nepal since a 2015 earthquake -- was caused by a glacial collapse that triggered a vast flow of icy debris.(With inputs from agencies)Follow live updates here: Published - August 29, 2026 06:56 am IST