# Nepal flood death toll rises to 1,344, police say

https://mins.news/en/item/46409

- TASS, 2026-09-05 07:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2183061

> Nepalese police say landslides and flooding have killed 1,344 people, while 4,898 Nepalese and foreign nationals remain missing, including 698 foreign citizens. The disaster began on August 26 when a landslide near the Chinese border triggered a flood that swept more than 70 kilometers along a riverbed, destroying settlements and inundating wide areas.

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