Nepal-Tibet Flash Floods: Inside The Massive Search And Rescue Operation

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Rescue teams in Nepal and Tibet battle mud, debris and treacherous terrain as they search for survivors and those still missing after devastating flash floods

Himalayas glacier collapse flood
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers carry out search and rescue operations in a mudslide-hit area in southwestern Tibet on Saturday, August 29, 2026. | Photo: Zheng Lijun/Xinhua via AP
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Tibet Nepal border mudslide
A drone carries cargo overhead as search and rescue operations are underway in a mudslide-hit area in southwestern Tibet on Saturday, August 29, 2026. | Photo: Jiang Fan/Xinhua via AP
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Gyirong County missing persons update
Rescuers from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army transfer an inflatable rescue boat to a mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in southwestern Tibet on Friday, August 28, 2026. | Photo: Zheng Chongxi/Xinhua via AP
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China Level-IV flood alert Tibet
> In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, fifth from left, inspects a mudslide-hit area in southwestern Tibet on Thursday, August 27, 2026. | Photo: Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via AP
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Cross-border disaster response China Nepal
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers from the People’s Armed Police Force work at a mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in southwestern Tibet on Friday, August 28, 2026. | Photo: Liu Shuang/Xinhua via AP
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Himalayan river basin debris flow
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers from the People’s Armed Police Force search for victims at a mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in southwestern Tibet on Friday, August 28, 2026. | Photo: Liu Shuang/Xinhua via AP
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Tibet Nepal floods
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an aerial drone photo shows a barrier lake formed after a mudslide upstream of Gyirong Port in southwestern Tibet on Friday, August 28, 2026. | Photo: Jigme DorjeXinhua via AP
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Tibet Nepal floods rescue operations
This satellite image provided by Vantor shows the Tibet-Nepal border and the destroyed Rasuwagadhi border post in Nepal on Thursday, August 27, 2026. | Photo: Satellite image ©2026 Vantor via AP
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Climate change glacial collapse Himalayas
This photo released by Xinhua News Agency shows a mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in southwestern Tibet on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. | Photo: Xinhua via AP
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Unmanned aerial vehicle rescue Tibet
This satellite image provided by Vantor shows an overview of the Tibet-Nepal border and the Rasuwagadhi border post in Nepal on April 19, 2024. | Photo: Satellite image ©2026 Vantor via AP

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