Canada is sending urgent aid after catastrophic floods swept through Nepal and the surrounding region on Wednesday. The federal government is providing $5 million to groups including the Red Cross for lifesaving assistance. At least 579 bodies have been recovered, none Canadian, while 32 Canadian citizens and permanent residents remain unaccounted for.

GGlobal News2026-08-29 02:00

Rescue efforts on the China-Nepal border were briefly suspended because of fears of further flooding and landslides. A barrier lake formed by a powerful landslide and torrential flooding began overflowing, holding an estimated volume equivalent to 1,000 Olympic swimming pools.

CCNN2026-08-29 01:41

Authorities in Nepal fear another round of flash floods could strike the devastated region as rescue teams search for survivors. At least 2,500 people are reportedly missing, including 90 Americans, while 600 have died.

FFox News2026-08-29 01:30

Nearly 2,000 people remain missing after devastating floods in Nepal. Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial want to review key evidence, including a knife and pill bottles, while multiple students were stabbed at a high school in El Paso.

NNBC News2026-08-29 01:18

Rescue efforts in Nepal have been suspended as the region confronts a fresh flooding threat. NBC News also reports that far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was arrested by ICE agents, while sources say Pete Hegseth is considering a presidential run.

NNBC News2026-08-29 01:03

As the death toll climbs after a catastrophic glacier collapse and floods struck Nepal and Tibet, remarkable accounts of survival are emerging.

AABC News2026-08-29 00:39

Analysts say a large section of glacier plunged more than a kilometre into a valley near the Nepal-China border, sending walls of water through communities and leaving more than 1,000 people reported missing. The collapse created unstable barrier lakes held back by weak walls of loose rock, posing a further threat to rescue efforts if they fail.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-29 00:05

Officials say the number of people missing after deadly flooding along the Nepal-China border has doubled, as an urgent rescue effort gets underway.

NNBC News2026-08-28 23:36

Rescue operations are continuing in Nepal and China after devastating flash floods, while crews remain on high alert for the risk of additional flooding.

FFox News2026-08-28 23:00

An overflowing lake along the Nepal-China border forced rescue efforts to pause briefly Friday as authorities and survivors feared another flash flood. Operations have resumed, but the danger of further flooding remains. Nepal says nearly 400 people have died and almost 2,000 are missing.

GGlobal News2026-08-28 22:50

Today’s main stories include President Trump honoring the Artemis II crew with Congressional Space Medals of Honor, and saying the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial shipping after the United States helped nearly 1,500 vessels carry almost 750 million barrels of crude through it. Officials say floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have killed more than 500 people and left at least 1,500 missing. BRICS leaders are expected to meet in New Delhi early next month, with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping expected to attend.

VVOA Chinese2026-08-28 22:48

Eight-year-old Zoyal Ghale has been reunited with his mother after flash floods in Nepal separated them. At least 580 people have died and 2,500 remain missing in Nepal and Tibet.

RReuters2026-08-28 22:28

Nearly 2,500 people are now missing after devastating floods in the Himalayas. Flash floods hit Nepal and China’s autonomous Tibet region on Wednesday, leaving widespread debris; Nepalese police report 579 deaths and Tibet five. Search efforts continue as another flood threatens the affected area.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-28 22:00

Nepali police say the death toll from Wednesday’s flash flood has risen to nearly 600, while more than 2,500 people remain unaccounted for. Rescue teams are also searching for survivors across the border in China’s autonomous Tibet region.

DDW News2026-08-28 21:30

A massive search-and-rescue operation in Trishuli, Nepal, has been forced to pause as the death toll rises and further flooding threatens the region.

FFox News2026-08-28 21:00

The Red Cross says the Nepal-Tibet floods have caused enormous trauma, with thousands of homes damaged or destroyed. Rescue teams have intensified efforts in some of the worst-hit areas, while Nepali officials say more than 540 people have died on their side of the border. The podcast also reports King Haakon VIII’s accession after King Harald V’s death and Jewish settler violence against Palestinians.

BBBC News2026-08-28 20:15

Rescuers are searching for thousands of people missing after catastrophic flash floods struck Nepal and Tibet. The State Department is prioritizing efforts to locate missing Americans, while local families continue hoping their loved ones are safe.

FFox News2026-08-28 20:00

Catastrophic flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday, leaving hundreds dead and thousands missing, including 30 Canadians and permanent residents. The program speaks with an aid worker, a climate scientist and a Nepalese Canadian seeking contact with missing friends, while examining support needed by Canada’s diaspora.

CCBC News2026-08-28 19:46

China has warned that a lake formed by a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border faces a “high risk” of breaching its banks and causing another flood downstream. The warning follows a deadly flash flood in the same area on Wednesday that killed more than 500 people. Scientists say a mountain glacier collapsed into a river, triggering the disaster.

BBBC News2026-08-28 18:45

NBC News meteorologist Bill Karins explains how a glacier collapse triggered catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border and why experts are linking the disaster to climate change.

NNBC News2026-08-28 18:44

Rescuers pulled survivors from dark brown mud while helicopters evacuated stranded people. Nepal and China raced to respond to catastrophic flash floods that killed nearly 600 people and left almost 2,500 missing.

TThe Associated Press2026-08-28 18:39

The number of people missing in Nepal has climbed above 1,000. President Trump has formally proposed renaming Lake Ontario, while the Lindsay Clancy murder trial is going to the jury.

AABC News2026-08-28 18:01

Families in Kathmandu are enduring an agonising wait for news of relatives still missing after the disaster. Rescue and recovery operations continue, while the uncertainty deepens the distress of those waiting for answers.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-28 18:00

Canada announced $5 million in humanitarian aid after deadly flash floods devastated parts of Nepal and Tibet. Officials said 32 Canadians remain unaccounted for, though no Canadian deaths have been confirmed. More than 1,900 people are missing and over 575 are dead as of Friday.

GGlobal News2026-08-28 17:50