In Nepal, the death toll continues to rise. Every day, new bodies are recovered, but many remain unidentifiable. Several days after the devastating floods, some are already in an advanced state of decomposition. Faced with the influx of remains, authorities have begun burying them without fo…
KATHMANDU/BEIJING — Hopes of finding more survivors among thousands still missing in Nepal were fading on Wednesday, but authorities believed that dozens of workers trapped in the tunnels of hydropower projects hit by the Himalayan catastrophe could still be alive.
A drone view shows damaged buildings and houses next to the Bhote Koshi River following deadly flash floods and mudslides, in Syapru Besi, Rasuwa district, Nepal, Aug. 31.
A woman looks at the pictures of people who went missing following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, at the Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 2, 2026.
Men perform last rites for missing family members after being unable to recover their bodies following flash floods and mudslides, in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, Sept. 2.
A drone view shows damaged buildings and houses next to the Bhote Koshi River following deadly flash floods and mudslides, in Syapru Besi, Rasuwa district, Nepal, Aug. 31.
A woman looks at the pictures of people who went missing following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, at the Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 2, 2026.
Men perform last rites for missing family members after being unable to recover their bodies following flash floods and mudslides, in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, Sept. 2.
