Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Tibet Flash Flood Death Toll Rises, 531 Still Missing
A large flash flood hit a border area in Tibet on August 26.
The flood happened at an immigration post near Nepal.
Many people were waiting there to enter or leave Tibet.
Officials said 31 people had died.
They also said 531 people were still missing.
Some of the missing people came from other countries, including India and Nepal.
Rescue workers found 987 personal belongings in the area.
Many Indian pilgrims had been visiting Tibet for the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra.
The death toll from the August 26 flash flood in Tibet rose to 31.
Chinese officials said 531 people remained missing as of Friday.
Rescue teams recovered 987 pieces of personal belongings from the area.
The missing included 261 foreigners, including 49 Indians and 104 Nepalis.
The flood struck the Gyirong-Nepal border immigration post as hundreds waited to cross.
- Who
- The victims included people waiting at the border, including foreign nationals and Indian pilgrims; Chinese rescue teams and officials are handling the response.
- What
- A flash flood caused deaths and left hundreds of people missing.
- When
- The flood struck on August 26; the death toll and missing-person figures were reported on Friday, with earlier figures released August 30.
- Where
- At the Gyirong immigration post on the Tibet-Nepal border in Gyirong county, Tibet.
- Death toll
- 31
- People missing
- 531
- Foreign nationals missing
- 261
- Indian nationals missing
- 49
- Nepali nationals missing
- 104
- Belongings recovered
- 987 pieces
- Date of flood
- August 26