# ‘Gone in a blink’: Nepal floods sweep away Indian workers who built hotels

https://mins.news/en/item/52620

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-10 07:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/9/10/gone-in-a-blink-nepal-floods-sweep-away-indian-workers-who-built-hotels?traffic_source=rss

> Flash floods on August 26 destroyed Syafrubesi, a town near Nepal’s Tibet border, while Indian migrant workers from Bihar were building homes and hotels. Three of their colleagues were swept away. More than 1,200 bodies have been recovered, at least 4,000 people remain missing and over 13,000 have been rescued.

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- [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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