Nepal and China step up rescue efforts day after catastrophic flood (VIDEOS)

The Nepalese Army has deployed helicopters to rescue people trapped in mud and debris as thousands, including tourists, remain missing Nepal has ramped up rescue efforts as it searches for thousands of people missing along its northern border with China, where a catastrophic flash flood wiped out towns and villages on Wednesday morning, killing more than 160 people.

Nepalese Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said Thursday that thousands of families have lost their homes and remain untraced.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority in Nepal said 826 people are missing, with the Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts being the worst affected.

The authority said 44 Nepalese Army personnel, 28 police personnel, and 13 Armed Police Force personnel are among those missing.

The Nepalese Army and private helicopters are conducting rescue missions, with about a 100 people rescued from the affected areas, spokesperson Brigadier General Raja Ram Basnet said.

Army teams also rescued people trapped in the Trishuli hydropower project’s facilities.

At least eight foreign nationals were airlifted to Kathmandu by the army, he said.

Videos posted online by the army show its personnel rescuing people trapped in the thick, concrete-like mud covering many of the villages and towns that stood in the flood’s path.

The aftermath destruction of Nepal-Tibet flood seen from the helicopter view.

Why they built the houses near the river bank. pic.twitter.com/lYTgdyHo5s — Sohail (@onlysohail_) August 27, 2026 China, where 558 people are missing in Tibet, dispatched 111 emergency rescuers to Gyirong Port in Xizang carrying detection, life-saving, demolition, communication, and support equipment.

With roads washed away or damaged, the team was flown from Chengdu early Thursday morning, landing at Dingri Airport in Shigatse.

PM @narendramodi talk to nepal pm @ShahBalen and assured him of all possible assistance.

The Nepali Army is conducting a rescue operation.

See the photos of the helicopter rescue operation.