# Nepal mudslide death toll rises to 919

https://mins.news/en/item/39663

- CGTN, 2026-08-31 08:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-31/news-1Q3D3SY4in6/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Nepal’s police said Monday that the death toll from the mudslide had reached 919 by 1 p.m. local time. A massive landslide hit the Rasuwagadhi area in northern Nepal on August 26, after which the government designated several affected local administrative units as disaster crisis zones for three months to coordinate rescue resources, manage personnel and speed recovery.

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