&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Nepal-Tibet floods LIVE: Death toll climbs to 788; Chinese President Xi says China 'making every effort' to find missing people")
Nepal Tibet LIVE updates: The catastrophic flash floods and landslides triggered by an ice-rock avalanche along the Tibet border have left nearly 788 people dead and thousands missing, prompting intense rescue operations involving 20,000 security personnel and 14 military helicopters. Providing details on the ongoing crisis and the status of regional citizens, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has reported that the death toll on Monday, at 07: 00 am, has risen to 788, with an estimated 2,500-3,000 persons still missing or uncontactable and more than 8,700 people who were evacuated by security forces.
Multiple Indian nationals remain untraceable following massive flash floods and landslides in Nepal, while authorities confirm that at least 149-180 Indians have been evacuated, and approximately 275-320 remain missing/uncontactable. Among them are 14 pilgrims of Andhra Pradesh origin, 7 from AP and 7 NRIs.
Meanwhile, a group of 20 Telugu pilgrims safely reached Kathmandu from Tibet after surviving devastating flash floods that swept across Nepal, even as authorities continue frantic search efforts for hundreds of missing individuals.
Outlining the successful evacuation timeline and transit plans, the Government of Andhra Pradesh informed that Telugu pilgrims were safely evacuated on Sunday at approximately 11:00 pm; a group of 144 pilgrims safely reached Kathmandu from Saga County, Tibet, through the Kodari checkpoint.
The group includes 20 Telugu pilgrims, including Sastry and three members of his family. They are scheduled to travel to Mumbai tomorrow, then continue to their respective homes. State authorities are maintaining continuous communication with Nepalese counterparts to track and rescue stranded citizens as secondary risks emerge from a dangerous temporary lake formed in Tibet following severe flooding.
However, nearly 20,000 security personnel and 14 military helicopters remain deployed, with six specialised surgical teams providing emergency medical assistance. India's specialised tunnel-rescue team and technical experts are assisting operations at the Trishuli-3A hydropower tunnel, where workers remain trapped.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Monday that China is making every effort to search for Chinese and foreign nationals who are missing in the mudslide disaster in Tibet. Xi said in his opening remarks when meeting with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov.
An Indian tunnel rescue team worked alongside the Nepali Army on search and rescue operations at hydropower tunnel sites in the Chilime and Langtang areas. The team will continue operations in close coordination with Nepali authorities
The rescue operations in Nepal and China have entered day 6 today to find thousands of people missing after flash floods unleashed a catastrophic mudslide across the Himalayas last week.
A suspension bridge in central Nepal was swept away on Sunday morning (August 30, 2026) due to a fresh flood in the Trishuli River, officials said. The bridge connected Ghyalchowk of Gandaki Rural Municipality-8 in the Gorkha district of Gandaki province with Charaudi along the Prithvi Highway.
As many as 49 yatris from Tamil Nadu, after completing the Kailash pilgrimage, were on the China side when the flash floods struck and they are among the missing, the owner of a travel firm who organised the yatra said on Sunday.
Four days after the flood in Nepal, the death toll in the disaster reached 788, and 2,502 people remained missing even as the preservation of recovered bodies became a challenge for the authorities, who continued with the rescue efforts.
Nepal authorities issued fresh flood warnings as the Bhotekoshi River's water level rose, urging people in affected areas to stay vigilant while rescue teams continue search operations following the catastrophic floods of August 26
Nepal is facing an "unimaginable and heartbreaking" disaster with authorities struggling to assess the full scale of devastating floods, Prime Minister Balendra Shah has said. "Our country has been facing an unimaginable and heartbreaking natural disaster," he said in a social media post late Sunday. "The devastating floods in the Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa have made it extremely difficult to collect a complete account of the loss of life, property, and infrastructure," he added.
Catastrophic flash floods and landslides triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Tibet border have killed nearly 788 people in Nepal, with thousands still missing. Massive rescue operations involving 20,000 security personnel and 14 military helicopters are underway. According to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, as of Monday at 7:00 am, the death toll stands at 788, with an estimated 2,500-3,000 people still missing or uncontactable. At the same time, more than 8,700 individuals have been evacuated by security forces.