Nepal on high alert for fresh flooding after river levels rise as death toll passes 900
Updated on: August 31, 2026 / 1:05 AM EDT / CBS/AP
TL;DR
- Nepal faces potential new flooding as river levels rise following a catastrophic event.
- The death toll in Nepal has reached 903, with 4,247 people missing.
- China reports 16 deaths and 546 missing on its side of the border.
- Rescue efforts are underway to clear a major highway connecting Kathmandu.
- The floods were caused by a glacial collapse in the Himalayan region.
- The U.S. State Department reports 85 Americans unaccounted for in Nepal and has activated $3.6 million in humanitarian assistance.
- Malaysia is sending a search-and-rescue team and pledging $1 million in financial aid.
- Nepal's foreign minister highlighted the country's disproportionate suffering from climate change despite minimal contribution to global emissions.