Nepal flood death toll rises to 781, with 2,502 missing: disaster authority
An aerial view shows a torrent of muddy water surging past houses and through the Trishuli river in the aftermath of flash floods, at Betrawati in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 29, 2026. Photo by PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP
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Chinese state media earlier confirmed 16 dead in Tibet and 546 people missing following Wednesday's disaster, taking the overall toll to 797 dead and 3,048 unaccounted for.
Nepal's missing list includes 592 foreigners unaccounted for.
It also includes 933 workers on hydropower projects along the river which the torrent crashed through, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority.
Nepal's disaster agency listed 1,910 missing citizens in a update on Sunday.
That includes 562 unaccounted for in the hardest-hit district of Rasuwa.
In India, authorities said they had recovered seven bodies from rivers flowing from Nepal, believed to be flood victims.
However, they are not included in the toll.
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