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In Photos | Nepal floods: Death toll crosses 1,410, over 5,600 still missing after glacial collapse

Updated On: 11 September, 2026 12:38 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Two weeks after a glacial mountain collapse triggered deadly flooding on the China-Nepal border, more than 1,410 people have died and 5,651 remain missing, news agency AFP reported. Rescue teams in Nepal are still searching hydropower tunnels for possible survivors. (Pics/AFP)

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The August 26 tsunami-like surge of water, mud, and debris killed 1,367 people in Nepal, where another 5,132 remain missing. (PICS/ AFP)
The August 26 tsunami-like surge of water, mud, and debris killed 1,367 people in Nepal, where another 5,132 remain missing. (PICS/ AFP)
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Hundreds of foreigners are among those missing, along with many hydropower workers who were inside or near the affected tunnels when the disaster struck
Hundreds of foreigners are among those missing, along with many hydropower workers who were inside or near the affected tunnels when the disaster struck
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Three people have been rescued from deep inside the tunnels so far — two Nepalis on Friday and a Chinese man — on September 5
Three people have been rescued from deep inside the tunnels so far — two Nepalis on Friday and a Chinese man — on September 5
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However, there has been no official confirmation of any further survivors since then
However, there has been no official confirmation of any further survivors since then
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With the search for missing people continuing, authorities on Wednesday appealed to family members living overseas to submit DNA samples via email, preferably from parents or children of those missing
With the search for missing people continuing, authorities on Wednesday appealed to family members living overseas to submit DNA samples via email, preferably from parents or children of those missing
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Thousands of people displaced by the disaster are living in relief camps, while charity organisation Save the Children said as many as 540 children had been separated from their parents.
Thousands of people displaced by the disaster are living in relief camps, while charity organisation Save the Children said as many as 540 children had been separated from their parents.

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