At least 168 people were killed and more than 1,300 were missing after catastrophic and deadly torrents of floods and mud swept through several communities along the Nepal-China following a glacier collapse.
\n\nThis photo released by Xinhua News Agency, shows a mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in southwestern China’s Tibetan Autonomous Region on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (Xinhua via AP)
\n\nIn this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a rescue team sets off for the stricken site after a mudslide in Nepal at China’s border port of Gyirong in the city of Xigaze, southwestern China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 26, 2026. (Mu Dan/Xinhua via AP)
\n\nThis satellite image provided by Vantor shows the China-Nepal border and the destroyed Rasuwagadhi border post in Nepal on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor via AP)
\n\nThis satellite image provided by Vantor shows an overview of the China-Nepal border and the destroyed Rasuwagadhi border post in Nepal on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor via AP)
\n\nBEIJING (AP) — Devotees on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash — a sacred site in the Himalayas — were among the many people missing after the massive floods along the border between Nepal and…
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