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  • An elderly survivor is transported to a safer place in heavy machinery following flash flood and mudslide at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal. Reuters
    An elderly survivor is transported to a safer place in heavy machinery following flash flood and mudslide at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal. Reuters
  • A flood survivor returns to home following a flash flood in Devighat Village, Nuwakot district, Nepal. EPA
    A flood survivor returns to home following a flash flood in Devighat Village, Nuwakot district, Nepal. EPA
  • Houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat, Bidur Municipality, along the confluence of the Trishuli and Tadi rivers in Nepal's Nuwakot district. AFP
    Houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat, Bidur Municipality, along the confluence of the Trishuli and Tadi rivers in Nepal's Nuwakot district. AFP
  • A flood survivor returns to home following a flash flood in Devighat Village, Nuwakot district, Nepal. EPA
    A flood survivor returns to home following a flash flood in Devighat Village, Nuwakot district, Nepal. EPA
  • A child, who was airlifted from Rasuwa district, receives first-aid at a mobile hospital inside the Maithali Barrack, an army training centre, which also serves as a primary base to airlift survivors following flash floods and mudslide at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal. Reuters
    A child, who was airlifted from Rasuwa district, receives first-aid at a mobile hospital inside the Maithali Barrack, an army training centre, which also serves as a primary base to airlift survivors following flash floods and mudslide at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal. Reuters
  • A CCTV footage shows people running away as wall of mud and water destroys buildings in a valley at Nepal-China border, in Gyirong, Tibet region, China. Reuters
    A CCTV footage shows people running away as wall of mud and water destroys buildings in a valley at Nepal-China border, in Gyirong, Tibet region, China. Reuters
  • Relatives of flood victims stand outside the army base where survivors are brought by helicopters following a flash flood in Devighat Village, Nuwakot district, Nepal. EPA
    Relatives of flood victims stand outside the army base where survivors are brought by helicopters following a flash flood in Devighat Village, Nuwakot district, Nepal. EPA
  • A drone view shows mud covering buildings following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal. Reuters
    A drone view shows mud covering buildings following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal. Reuters
  • A woman searches for her belongings at a damaged shop following flash floods and a mudslide in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal. Reuters
    A woman searches for her belongings at a damaged shop following flash floods and a mudslide in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal. Reuters
  • Army personnel walk past a helicopter landing with rescued flood-affected residents from flash floods, at an army camp in Battar Bazar town in Nepal's Nuwakot district . AFP
    Army personnel walk past a helicopter landing with rescued flood-affected residents from flash floods, at an army camp in Battar Bazar town in Nepal's Nuwakot district . AFP
  • Women carry belongings from their damaged homes after a flash flood and a mudslide, in Galchhi, Nepal. Reuters
    Women carry belongings from their damaged homes after a flash flood and a mudslide, in Galchhi, Nepal. Reuters

Aftermath of devastating Nepal-Tibet floods - in pictures

Rescue teams continue desperate search for survivors after almost 470 people are killed

The National

August 28, 2026

Updated: August 28, 2026, 10:39 AM