# ‘Swept away’: Nepal families search for relatives after devastating floods

https://mins.news/en/item/34113

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-27 08:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/swept-away-nepal-families-search-for-relatives-after-devastating-floods?traffic_source=rss

> About 180 people have died and 1,400 are missing after an apparent glacial lake collapse in Tibet triggered flash floods across Nepal and Tibet. Settlements, dams, bridges and highways were destroyed, while rescuers search downstream and families look for missing relatives in Kathmandu hospitals.

## Stories

- [Nepal Tibet Himalayan Flood Disaster](https://mins.news/en/topic/nepal-tibet-himalayan-flood-disaster) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/nepal-tibet-himalayan-flood-disaster.md

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