High in the Himalayas, where ice and stone have held their ancient compact for millennia, a glacier gave way on Wednesday, sending a wall of water, rock, and ruin through the valleys that connect Nepal and Tibet. By Friday, 389 were confirmed dead in Nepal, nearly a thousand more were missing across both countries, and the grief of families from more than two dozen nations had joined the grief of mountain communities that have always known the mountains can turn. What the flood began, a new threat now continues: debris-dammed lakes are filling, and authorities warn that by September 1, the wat
Nepal flood death toll reaches 389 as rescuers race against fresh flooding risk
At least 389 confirmed dead in Nepal and 3 in Tibet, with nearly 1,000 missing across both countries including 540+ foreign nationals; thousands displaced and cut off in remote valleys.