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Number of missing in Tibet-Nepal border county mudslide rises to 558 — report

The number of people missing in the mudslide disaster in Tibet's Gyirong county has risen to 558, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Thursday.

Beijing Newsroom

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27 August 2026 at 11:28:09

Number of missing in Tibet-Nepal border county mudslide rises to 558 — report

A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 27, 2026.

Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

BEIJING - The number of people missing in the mudslide disaster in Tibet's Gyirong county has risen to 558, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Thursday.


Among those, 260 were foreign nationals, CCTV said. The death toll remained at three, it said.


-Reporting by Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman/Reuters

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