Nepal-Tibet flood rescue efforts resume after being halted by overflowing lake

<p>Risk of fresh flooding had forced rescue teams to withdraw as residents rushed up hills to escape possible river surge</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/28/nepal-tibet-flash-floods-hundreds-dead-missing-day-three-live-updates">Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/27/nepal-tibet-flash-flood-visual-guide-why-how-flooding-happened-floods-cause-reason-explained">Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfolded</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/tell-us-have-you-been-affected-by-the-flash-floods-on-the-nepal-tibet-border">Tell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?</a></p></li></ul><p>Rescuers searching for survivors of deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have resumed their efforts after suspending operations when a debris dam burst its bank on Friday, increasing the risk of fresh flooding.</p><p>Residents in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, on the border with Tibet, were seen rushing up hillsides ⁠on Friday to escape a possible surge in the river, ⁠according to witnesses. Fears of another flood came as authorities in Nepal and China said that at least 543 people had been killed in the disaster.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/28/flash-flood-risk-halt-rescue-tibet-nepal-death-toll-china-lake-burst">Continue reading...</a>