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Nepal and Tibet floods: death toll rises and survivor found

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The humanitarian crisis in the mountainous border regions of Nepal and Tibet has intensified following a glacial collapse and debris flow on August 26, 2026. Officials described the disaster as a “Himalayan tsunami,” causing massive devastation across the Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dharing districts. By early September, the death toll reached at least 1,384, with over 5,500 people missing across both sides of the border. Efforts to locate 55 54 missing Malaysian citizens continue. ~~The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) concluded~~ While Nepal has officially ended its ~~field deployment~~ search and ~~returned to~~ rescue operations, the Malaysia ~~via a Royal Malaysian Air Force A400M aircraft on September 14. During~~ Solidarity Families in Hope (MASFIH) is calling for continued diplomatic efforts through both Nepal and China to find certainty regarding the ~~mission,~~ missing individuals. To assist in identification, MASFIH has recommended the ~~team conducted ground searches and aerial drone surveillance, eventually donating nine drones and providing training~~ submission of 20 additional DNA samples to ~~Nepalese rescuers. As~~ Chinese authorities to complete a set of 23 samples for a specific group of travelers. Furthermore, the ~~ordeal enters its 33rd day,~~ group is requesting that the Malaysian government leverage diplomatic ties with China to provide families with digital access to a catalog of ~~the missing gathered~~ personal belongings found at ~~Wisma Putra for a closed-door briefing~~ Gyirong Port. This would allow relatives to ~~seek updates. Relatives~~ identify items belonging to their loved ones. As the ordeal progresses, families have expressed growing emotional and financial ~~distress, citing a lack of clarity regarding~~ distress. Previously, the ~~status of their loved ones~~ Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and ~~the recovery of personal belongings. To assist with identification, DNA sampling was conducted during a briefing~~ Rescue Team (SMART) concluded its deployment on ~~August 30. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has engaged with Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah to advocate for the families~~ September 14, having conducted ground and ~~discuss official assistance mechanisms.~~ aerial searches. On October 2, a Chinese-Malaysian tourist returned home safely after being missing for 37 ~~days. The traveler had been stranded due to destroyed infrastructure and a lack of connectivity after being last seen at the Nagthali viewpoint on August 25. His return leaves~~ days, leaving 54 Malaysians still ~~listed as missing.~~ unaccounted for. In response to the catastrophe, the World Bank has provided an emergency funding package of up to $170 million to Nepal.

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