Rescuers retrieve flood survivors caked in mud as death toll in Nepal-China border disaster climbs

AP outlines some of the causes of the catastrophic Nepal floods

Flash floods along the Nepal-China border have killed more than 570 people and left nearly 2,000 missing, as rescue teams work through mud and debris and authorities warn of further flooding from a newly formed upstream lake. (AP video shot by Rishi Lekhi)

Rescuers have pulled survivors caked in dark mud and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety after catastrophic floods on the Nepal-China border. (AP video shot by: Rishi Lekhi, AP Production by Annika Wolters)

U.S. officials said about 90 U.S. citizens remained unaccounted for Thursday, a day after catastrophic flash floods engulfed a border area of China and Nepal, killing hundreds of people.

Comparative satellite imagery of Nepal-China border before and after Aug. 26 showed the massive devastation in region caused by flash floods on Wednesday.

A relative consoles Sabina Dangal outside a government hospital as she waits for news of her brother, who is missing after flash floods, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Army soldiers help a family disembark from a helicopter after they are rescued from an area affected by flash flooding in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

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