# ‘Extremely risky operations’: Rescuers work as flood lake threatens to burst its banks

https://mins.news/en/item/36967

- France 24, 2026-08-29 15:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/extremely-risky-operations-rescuers-work-amid-threat-of-river-banks-bursting

> Nearly 3,000 people were still missing Saturday and 682 deaths had been confirmed after flash floods and landslides struck the Nepal-Tibet border. Rescue teams are working under dangerous conditions because a flood-formed lake upstream could breach its banks.

## 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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