The Latest Breaking News from Nepal

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Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Aug 28

Families of 33 missing Britons rush to Nepal as fears grow of more floods

Desperate relatives trying to reach loved ones last seen in area where entire villages have been swept away

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28

Bihar braces for floods as Nepal rains push rivers above danger mark

Bihar faces significant flood threats as river water levels continue to rise. Heavy rainfall and flash floods in Nepal have caused major rivers to swell. Authorities have opened barrage gates and are monitoring river embankments closely. People are being moved from low-lying areas to safer locations. Disaster response teams are…

The Economic Times · Aug 28

Nepal rescuers race to reach 100 trapped in hydropower tunnel after flash floods

Rescue teams say destruction from flash flood has made it difficult to even locate entry points of tunnel

The Independent UK · Aug 28

Glacier collapse that killed hundreds in Nepal was decades in the making, scientists say

The mountains around Nepal’s Langtang valley are warming at an exceptional rate, reshaping the region in ways that make ‘horrible incidents’ like this more likely, scientists tell Stuti Mishra

The Independent UK · Aug 28

Nepal-Tibet disaster linked to climate change – a glaciologist explains

The cause of the huge floods and debris flow on the border between Nepal and Tibet, which has caused hundreds of deaths, appears to have been an ice avalanche – the result of a huge piece of a glacier collapsing and cascading down the mountain more than 1,000 metres to…

The Conversation · Aug 28

New satellite images show China-Nepal border crossing completely wiped out in flash floods

Satellite images reveal the scale of destruction at key border crossing

The Independent UK · Aug 28

First Thing: Rescue efforts continue as death toll rises in Nepal-Tibet flood

More than 1,300 people are missing in Nepal and in Tibet after catastrophic flash floods. Plus: Six months of the war in Iran

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28

Nepal floods: Morgues overflow with bodies, authorities turn to dry ice, electric crematorium

Nepal is facing a grim challenge after the devastating Bhotekoshi floods, with bodies being recovered across several districts and morgues running out of space.

The Times of India · Aug 28

Mumbai doctor on Kailash Mansarovar Yatra with wife went missing in Nepal; he has spent 30 years climbing Himalayan mountains and even organised Everest expedition once

Mumbai doctor Milind Chitley, who spent three decades exploring the Himalayas, went missing in Nepal with his wife Janhavi while on a Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. Chitley had led a 61-member group, organised an Everest expedition and climbed above 23,000 feet on Kanchenjunga during his long mountaineering career.

The Economic Times · Aug 28