Nepal-Tibet flash flood: death toll rises to 543 as rescue operations resume – latest updates

<p>Nepal has reported 538 deaths and Tibet five, with 1,500 people still missing amid race to find survivors</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/28/flash-flood-risk-halt-rescue-tibet-nepal-death-toll-china-lake-burst">Flood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469</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><strong>More now on the Nepali army’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/28/nepal-tibet-flash-floods-hundreds-dead-missing-day-three-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a9107bf8f089f2cda798d55#block-6a9107bf8f089f2cda798d55">rescue operation</a> to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by Wednesday’s flooding</strong>.</p><p>“Two helicopters have been dispatched but it is challenging because it is tough to even locate the entry points of the tunnel,” army spokesperson <strong>Raja Ram Basnet</strong> told AFP.</p><p>Relief efforts are also under way to provide the rescued people what they need.</p><p>The army is still working to safely evacuate more than 100 people trapped in the same tunnel.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/28/nepal-tibet-flash-floods-hundreds-dead-missing-day-three-live-updates">Continue reading...</a>