Nepal flood death toll rises to 734, disaster authority says

KATHMANDU, Nepal 

The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 734 and 2,498 remain missing, its disaster authority said on Sunday (August 30, 2026), as rescue efforts entered a fifth day. 

Chinese state media had earlier confirmed 16 dead in Tibet and 546 people missing. That takes the overall toll to 750 dead and 3,044 missing. 

The number of missing in Nepal rose from the 2,426 recorded in its last update on Saturday evening. 

That list included 589 foreigners, an increase from the 517 previously listed as out of contact. 

It also included 933 workers on hydropower projects along the river which the torrent crashed through, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority.

The country's Prime Minister,  Balendra Shah, said the government is with the flood-affected citizens of the country and its priority is to save the life of every citizen.

Nepal’s Foreign Minister and the UN climate chief warned of the growing threat from global warming to the Himalayas, as rescuers race to find thousands missing after torrential flooding along the border with China.