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Flash Floods in Nepal Kill 1,282; 600 Children Missing

Devastating flash floods in Nepal have killed 1,282 people, with around 600 children still missing in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts.

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The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,282 on Friday, with more than 4,700 people still missing. [1] The flash floods were triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, 2026. [2] A flash flood struck northern Nepal on the morning of 2026-08-26 after a powerful surge of water from China hit the Bhote Koshi River. [3] Xinhua reported on 2026-09-02, citing Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, that the death toll from the flash flood along the Nepal-China border had reached 1,204. [4] An estimated 280 children are missing in Rasuwa, and between 300 and 350 are missing in Nuwakot, according to figures compiled by local Education Development and Coordination Units. [5] Around 600 children remain unaccounted for in the Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts following the disaster. [6] The Kathmandu Post newspaper previously reported that 1,127 people had died in the flash flood in Nepal. [7]
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  1. The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,282 on Friday, with more than 4,700 people still missing. · Hindustan Times
  2. The flash floods were triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, 2026. · Hindustan Times
  3. A flash flood struck northern Nepal on the morning of 2026-08-26 after a powerful surge of water from China hit the Bhote Koshi River. · Media Indonesia
  4. Xinhua reported on 2026-09-02, citing Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, that the death toll from the flash flood along the Nepal-China border had reached 1,204. · Media Indonesia
  5. An estimated 280 children are missing in Rasuwa, and between 300 and 350 are missing in Nuwakot, according to figures compiled by local Education Development and Coordination Units. · Hindustan Times
  6. Around 600 children remain unaccounted for in the Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts following the disaster. · Hindustan Times
  7. The Kathmandu Post newspaper previously reported that 1,127 people had died in the flash flood in Nepal. · Media Indonesia
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