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Nepal braces for more flash floods with dozens of UK and Irish nationals still missing

Nepal
James Chapple
28 August 2026

Dozens of UK and Irish nationals are still missing after Wednesday's deadly flash floods in Nepal (26 August) with the country braced for more over the coming days.

Nepal's Rasuwa region has been heavily impacted by the flash floods
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Nepal's Rasuwa region has been heavily impacted by the flash floods

Some 475 people are now known to have died, according to police in Nepal, following the initial incident, which is believed to have been caused by a collapsed glacier.

Nepal's tourism board said 31 foreign nationals have been rescued from the disaster zone in the country's Rasuwa regional, along the Trishuli and Bhote Koshi rivers.

However, 667 tourists and travellers are still missing, including 33 UK nationals and two Irish nationals. None of the 31 people to have been rescued are from the UK or Ireland.