{"id":96033,"date":"2026-08-26T14:17:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/flash-flood-tears-through-nepal-killing-scores-and-leaving-almost-400-tourists-missing-including-americans\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T14:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:17:58","slug":"flash-flood-tears-through-nepal-killing-scores-and-leaving-almost-400-tourists-missing-including-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/flash-flood-tears-through-nepal-killing-scores-and-leaving-almost-400-tourists-missing-including-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash flood tears through Nepal, killing scores and leaving almost 400 tourists missing, including Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>At least 95 people were killed and more than 380 listed as missing Wednesday in Nepal after flash flooding tore through valleys in the Himalayan country&#8217;s northern border areas, according to authorities. At least three U.S. nationals were among the 341 foreigners listed as missing, according to Nepal&#8217;s Tourism Board, citing information from tour companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The flash floods decimated villages, slamming into houses, roads, bridges and power plants. Videos broadcast by regional news outlets and posted on social media show violent torrents of water surging through valleys and mountain passes, tearing down bridges and dams and sweeping away buildings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Reuters and AFP news agencies cited local police who put the death toll at 95, but there was no word on the nationalities of the casualties.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/26\/75703381-d186-4626-9b55-3fc0dd87175a\/thumbnail\/620x413g8\/13818160bfe9d746bce0979681f85b61\/nepal-flash-flooding-2291557015.jpg#\" alt=\"TOPSHOT-NEPAL-WEATHER-FLOOD \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/26\/75703381-d186-4626-9b55-3fc0dd87175a\/thumbnail\/620x413g8\/13818160bfe9d746bce0979681f85b61\/nepal-flash-flooding-2291557015.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/26\/75703381-d186-4626-9b55-3fc0dd87175a\/thumbnail\/1240x826g8\/2a17714e0c7d8704223028a71b5e71a8\/nepal-flash-flooding-2291557015.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Residents look at houses partially submerged in muddy water after flash floods at Trishuli Bazar, in Nepal&#8217;s Nuwakot district, Aug. 26, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Prakash MATHEMA\/AFP\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;So far 95 deaths have been reported,&#8221; police spokesman Abi Narayan Kafle told AFP, adding that almost 30 police personnel were among those still missing. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A sudden surge of water Wednesday morning in the Bhote Koshi River, in the country&#8217;s northern Rasuwa district north of capital Kathmandu, quickly affected the neighboring Nuwakot and Dhading districts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nepali President Ramachandra Paudel said he was &#8220;extremely saddened&#8221; by the &#8220;loss of lives and property caused by the sudden flood.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OOP_Nepal\/status\/2092505956118929723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called on<\/a> the government, political parties, agencies and the general public to intensify rescue and relief efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There could be heavy casualties or loss of property,&#8221; district administrator Narendra Pariyar was quoted as saying by Reuters. He has also urged people living along the banks of the Bhote Koshi River to move to higher ground.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/26\/f4a3d74b-4912-4d96-8b86-dedd708d8700\/thumbnail\/620x398\/deb147e81a7fb28c98dbef348b99644e\/nepal-flash-flood-police-video.png#\" alt=\"nepal-flash-flood-police-video.png \" height=\"398\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/26\/f4a3d74b-4912-4d96-8b86-dedd708d8700\/thumbnail\/620x398\/deb147e81a7fb28c98dbef348b99644e\/nepal-flash-flood-police-video.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A screen grab captured from a  video shared on social media by the Nepal Police shows a flash flood crashing through a valley near the  Nepal-China border in Nepal, Aug. 26, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Nepal Police\/Handout\/Anadolu via Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nepal&#8217;s mountainous terrain, dotted with deep valleys and narrow gorges, makes rescue and relief operations challenging. Helicopters could not land in the affected areas of Syapru Besi and Timure, Reuters said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the three Americans, the 291 foreign nationals reported missing included 12 British, 142 Indian, 17 Malaysian, four South African, eight South Korean, one Australian and one Dutch national. The nationalities of 111 other missing people had yet to be ascertained, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most of the missing foreigners were on trips organized by tourism and travel companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The flash flood was caused by an earthquake that triggered a large landslide, which blocked the Bhote Koshi River, according to Nepal&#8217;s Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/26\/d4f57372-da54-4936-966b-274d246d7d53\/thumbnail\/620x413\/59eb032ba6910d9bce8507d2e25899e4\/nepal-flash-flood-2291568888.jpg#\" alt=\"NEPAL-WEATHER-FLOOD \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" 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