British man pulled alive from Nepal flood devastation nearly one week on

Sarah Hooper | Live News Reporter Published September 1, 2026 3:57pm Updated September 1, 2026 4:44pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A British man is among 119 people pulled alive from mud and debris after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal, rescue workers said. Officials told a press conference this afternoon that the unnamed man was one of 33 British nationals unaccounted for after the disaster. The death toll in Nepal and neighbouring China has now passed 1,000. Authorities believe the flooding was triggered by a glacial collapse high in the mountains on the China-Nepal border. British search and rescue teams were deployed on Saturday to assist Nepalese authorities in the hunt for survivors. The team, co