Nepal Resumes Flood Rescue Operations, Seeks Foreign Technical Assistance
KATHMANDU, 29 August, 2026 (Ghufran): Nepal resumed search and rescue operations on Saturday after a brief suspension caused by adverse weather, as authorities continued efforts to locate nearly 3,000 people reported missing following devastating floods that killed hundreds and caused widespread destruction in the Himalayan region bordering Tibet. Officials said around 2,426 people remain missing in Nepal, while another 554 are missing in Tibet’s Gyirong County. At least 540 foreign nationals are among those missing, many of them Hindu pilgrims from India. Nepal has called for specialist foreign assistance to support rescue and recovery efforts. The country’s finance minister said Nepal would require approximately $4 billion to $5 billion for reconstruction following the disast...




