Nepal flash floods LIVE: Death toll rises to 177, over 300 Indians missing; India sends second tranche of relief supplies

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Bureau, T. H. (2026, August 27). Nepal flash floods LIVE: Death toll rises to 177, over 300 Indians missing; India sends second tranche of relief supplies. The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/nepal-flash-floods-increasing-death-toll-many-missing-rescuers-search-for-survivors-live-updates-august-27-2026/article71394802.ece

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Nepali police have reported that at least 270 people have died due to devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border, with a death toll now at 177 after an initial update. The Ministry of External Affairs in India stated that 288 Indians are missing in Nepal. A second shipment of relief supplies has been sent from India to flood-stricken areas via military transport aircraft. The US Geological Survey attributed the disaster to a glacial collapse causing seismic activity and catastrophic downstream impacts.
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Nepal faced devastating flash floods on August 26, triggered by a glacial collapse in the Himalayas, resulting in over 900 deaths and nearly 5,000 missing people across Nepal and Tibet. Rescue teams from multiple countries, including China, are searching for hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in hydropower tunnels. The disaster has prompted international relief efforts; Australia dispatched a specialized team including 10 personnel from Fire and Rescue NSW as part of an $11 million humanitarian support package. Meanwhile, social media erupted with racist comments towards missing Australians, highlighting tensions within affected communities.

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India Indians Nepal Nepali The Ministry of External Affairs

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Nepal GPE · 6× India GPE · 2× Embassy ORG · 1× Indians NORP · 1× Kathmandu GPE · 1× Nepali NORP · 1× The Ministry of External Affairs ORG · 1× Tibet GPE · 1× the Embassy of India ORG · 1× the U.S. Geological Survey ORG · 1×

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Satellite images reveal Nepal flood devastation Embassy of India shared updated helpline numbers on Thursday (August 27, 2026): Updated emergency helpline numbers for contacting the Embassy of India in Kathmandu: +977 985 131 6807 +977 970 910 7500 +977 981 032 6117 (These emergency numbers can also be contacted through WhatsApp).
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2026-08-27 · The Hindu
Nepal flash floods LIVE: Death toll rises to 177, over 300 Indians missing; India sends second tranche of relief supplies · assertive framing

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Devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have killed at least 270 people, Nepali police said in an update Thursday (August 27, 2026), a day after the disaster. asserted
police → kill → disaster
The Ministry of External Affairs in a statement on Thursday said 288 Indians are missing in Nepal. asserted
Indians → say → Nepal
India on Thursday sent a second tranche of relief supplies in a military transport aircraft to flood-ravaged Nepal. asserted
India → send → Nepal
What caused Nepal’s deadly glacial flood? asserted
What → cause → flood
A glacial collapse caused seismic activity and “catastrophic” downstream impacts in Nepal and Tibet, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday. asserted
Survey → cause → Thursday
The agency said seismic activity initially reported as an earthquake “was instead a glacial collapse and debris flow” that “caused subsequent catastrophic impacts downstream.” asserted
that → say → impacts
Satellite images reveal Nepal flood devastation Embassy of India shared updated helpline numbers on Thursday (August 27, 2026): Updated emergency helpline numbers for contacting the Embassy of India in Kathmandu: +977 985 131 6807 +977 970 910 7500 +977 981 032 6117 (These emergency numbers can also be contacted through WhatsApp). asserted
numbers → reveal → WhatsApp
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