Death toll in Nepal floods tops 900, number of missing nearly doubles to more than 4,200
More than 900 people were killed by the devastating flooding in Nepal, officials in the south Asian country said Monday as the number of those listed as missing almost doubled to 4,247, including 592 foreign nationals.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated disasters & weather brief. The source report from NBC News says: More than 900 people were killed by the devastating flooding in Nepal, officials in the south Asian country said Monday as the number of those listed as missing almost doubled to 4,247, including 592 foreign nationals.
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- Published: Aug 31, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC
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