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The Papers: 'Town gripped by fear' and 'Nepal death toll climbs'
Confirmed
Reynolds , Jane Dalton & Namita Singh Friday 28 August 2026 06:33 BST Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover Trump says US offers Nepal aid as dozens of Americans may be missing Nepal and China have issued warnings of fresh flooding risks following a catastrophic glacier collapse that killed more than 469 people.
Nepal’s mountain ranges lost nearly one-third of their ice in just the past three decades due to climate change, the United Nations reported in 2023. On the Tibetan side, Chinese state media said at least three people have been killed and 558 others are missing, though it’s not clear if these numbers overlap with the Nepali figures.
What's confirmed
- Reynolds , Jane Dalton & Namita Singh Friday 28 August 2026 06:33 BST Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover Trump says US offers Nepal aid as dozens of Americans may be missing Nepal and China have issued
- Nepal’s mountain ranges lost nearly one-third of their ice in just the past three decades due to climate change, the United Nations reported in 2023.
What's still developing
- Reynolds , Jane Dalton & Namita Singh Friday 28 August 2026 06:33 BST Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover Trump says US offers Nepal aid as dozens of Americans may be missing Nepal and China have…
- On the Tibetan side, Chinese state media said at least three people have been killed and 558 others are missing, though it’s not clear if these numbers overlap with the Nepali figures.
- Nepal’s mountain ranges lost nearly one-third of their ice in just the past three decades due to climate change, the United Nations reported in 2023.