Relatives search for missing family members at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, four days after devastating flash floods struck areas near the Nepal-China border on August 26, 2026. Some relatives paste photographs of missing loved ones on walls and noticeboards, while others carefully examine photographs and missing-person notices in the hope of identifying or locating family members. Some are seen breaking down in tears as they wait for information about their loved ones. As of August 30, authorities had recovered 734 bodies, while 2,498 people remained missing. Kathmandu Nepal - ZUMAs330 20260830_zsp_s330_032

Relatives search for missing family members at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, four days after devastating flash floods struck areas near the Nepal-China border on August 26, 2026. Some relatives paste photographs of missing loved ones on walls and noticeboards, while others carefully examine photographs and missing-person notices in the hope of identifying or locating family members. Some are seen breaking down in tears as they wait for information about their loved ones. As of August 30, authorities had recovered 734 bodies, while 2,498 people remained missing. Kathmandu Nepal - ZUMAs330 20260830_zsp_s330_032

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August 30, 2026, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal: Relatives search for missing family members at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, four days after devastating flash floods struck areas near the Nepal-China border on August 26, 2026. Some relatives paste photographs of missing loved ones on walls and noticeboards, while others carefully examine photographs and missing-person notices in the hope of identifying or locating family members. Some are seen breaking down in tears as they wait for information about their loved ones. As of August 30, authorities had recovered 734 bodies, while 2,498 people remained missing. Kathmandu Nepal - ZUMAs330 20260830_zsp_s330_032

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