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Nepal Flash Flood Death Toll Exceeds 1,100 as Recovery and Memorials Begin

One week after a catastrophic flash flood devastated parts of Nepal, the death toll has risen past 1,100 as rescue operations transition to body recovery and public memorials. The tragedy has drawn international attention to Himalayan climate vulnerabilities while prompting relief drives for missing foreign nationals.

1 Sept, 12:53 — 2 Sept, 05:23
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ReutersVery High1d ago

'The search was over': A family's four-day quest for a son lost in Nepal's floods - Reuters

'The search was over': A family's four-day quest for a son lost in Nepal's floods  Reuters

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BBCHigh1d ago

Briton rescued in Nepal nearly a week after deadly floods

More than 3,900 people remain missing after floodwaters surged across the Nepal-Tibet border last week.

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FTVery High21h ago

Nepal’s rapper-turned-PM faces Himalaya flood test

Balendra Shah must rebuild shattered nation after being catapulted to power by Gen Z uprising

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The GuardianMostly Factual21h ago

Prakrit has already lost her father. As Nepal’s morgues fill, she hopes her DNA can be used to find her mother

A week on from the flash flooding disaster, authorities are urging relatives of the thousands of missing and dead to provide blood samples An army official calls out a name. A young woman stands, two pieces of identification in her hands. She fills out a form, takes another and moves to the back of the hospital to give a vial of blood. With so many people killed by Nepal’s floods, and hundreds of bodies being buried because the morgues are full, there is now a push to identify victims throug...

By Cait Kelly in Kathmandu

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CNNMostly Factual1d ago

Hope dwindles for Nepali families still looking for missing loved ones as search for flood victims continues - CNN

Hope dwindles for Nepali families still looking for missing loved ones as search for flood victims continues  CNN

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sydney-morning-heraldMostly Factual1d ago

Sonam, 5, is waiting for her father. She doesn’t yet know he’s never coming home

Near the flood-destroyed Nepalese town that’s the last known location of an Australian family on a Hindu pilgrimage, South-East Asia correspondent Zach Hope finds communities struggling to understand the devastation.

By Zach Hope, Bishal Karki

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hindustan-timesMostly Factual19h ago

Nepal flash flood death toll rises to 1,127

Authorities have deployed 7,912 police personnel to flood-hit areas for search and rescue operations, relief distribution and the management of recovered bodies

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rte-newsMostly Factual18h ago

Funerals in Nepal for missing, a week after deadly floods

Nepali families were holding symbolic funeral ceremonies to "liberate the souls" of loved ones missing since deadly flash floods swept away their villages and homes in the Himalayan region a week ago.

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japan-timesMostly Factual20h ago

Over 900 Nepal students saved by call warning of flood and quick thinking

School's successful evacuation offers a rare glimmer of hope in a natural disaster that has killed over 900 people with thousands still missing.

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channel-news-asiaMostly Factual18h ago

Memorials held for missing in Nepal as PM highlights climate risk in Himalayas

After days of searching shelters and mortuaries, relatives of some of the missing lost hope and began conducting last rites without the bodies.

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RapplerMostly Factual17h ago

Hopes of finding survivors dim a week after catastrophic Nepal flood

At least 1,050 people have been killed and nearly 4,000 remain unaccounted for, with officials fearing many are buried under debris left by the floods that tore through towns and valleys near the Chinese border

By Reuters

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dutchnewsMostly Factual1d ago

Three Dutch nationals remain missing after deadly Nepal floods

Rescue workers in Nepal are still trying to trace three Dutch nationals among more than 4,000 people reported missing since...

By Gordon Darroch

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dhaka-tribune1 Sept, 11:00First to report

China-Nepal flood toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hope - Dhaka Tribune

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dutchnews1 Sept, 12:53

Three Dutch nationals remain missing after deadly Nepal floods

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Reuters1 Sept, 14:18

'The search was over': A family's four-day quest for a son lost in Nepal's floods - Reuters

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BBC1 Sept, 16:50

Briton rescued in Nepal nearly a week after deadly floods

5h later
sydney-morning-herald1 Sept, 22:16

Sonam, 5, is waiting for her father. She doesn’t yet know he’s never coming home

CNN1 Sept, 22:58

Hope dwindles for Nepali families still looking for missing loved ones as search for flood victims continues - CNN

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FT2 Sept, 01:53

Nepal’s rapper-turned-PM faces Himalaya flood test

The Guardian2 Sept, 02:16

Prakrit has already lost her father. As Nepal’s morgues fill, she hopes her DNA can be used to find her mother

japan-times2 Sept, 02:27

Over 900 Nepal students saved by call warning of flood and quick thinking

yonhap-english2 Sept, 02:46

Intensive search under way for 9 S. Koreans missing in Nepal floods

khaleej-times2 Sept, 03:27

Rescue efforts continue as death toll crosses 1,050 in Nepal-Tibet floods

hindustan-times2 Sept, 04:06

Nepal flash flood death toll rises to 1,127

rte-news2 Sept, 04:38

Funerals in Nepal for missing, a week after deadly floods

channel-news-asia2 Sept, 05:01

Memorials held for missing in Nepal as PM highlights climate risk in Himalayas

Rappler2 Sept, 05:23

Hopes of finding survivors dim a week after catastrophic Nepal flood

20-minuten2 Sept, 05:50

Flut riss Sushant (13) mit, nun sucht er im Dreck nach Wertsachen

yle-uutiset2 Sept, 05:52

Nepalin äkkitulvan uhriluku jatkaa nousuaan

der-standard2 Sept, 06:09

Sturzflut in Nepal: Zahl der Toten steigt auf 1.127

n1-bih2 Sept, 06:11Latest update

Blijedi nada da će se pronaći još preživjelih među hiljadama nestalih u Nepalu