🔴Nepal-Tibet floods live: Death toll passes 580, nearly 2,500 people missing

Home Asia / Pacific Live Asia / Pacific Issued on: 28/08/2026 - 05:03Modified: 28/08/2026 - 19:08 By: A crowd looks at photographs of people killed in the flash floods outside a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, on August 28, 2026. © Dar Yasin, AP Rescuers in Tibet reached the main area wiped out by a devastating mudslide this week, Chinese state media reported, as the search for missing people battled treacherous conditions. The devastating flooding in Nepal and Tibet has claimed more than 580 lives and left some 2,500 missing. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. Yesterday's key developments: • The search for 1,300 people continued after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet