Landslide was triggered by earthquake - Nepal's foreign minister
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26-08-2026 17:25:46
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Landslide was triggered by earthquake - Nepal's foreign minister
Kathmandu Nepal - An earthquake hit the area at around 08:37 local time, Nepal's foreign minister Shishir Khanal tells parliament, citing preliminary information.
He says the earthquake then triggered an avalanche, which in turn resulted in flash floods. He notes that teams are still verifying the information.
Khanal says that as well as Nepal, China is also experiencing "huge damage".
He says Nepal is co-ordinating with China. So far, 26 police personnel, nine armed police personnel and 44 military personnel are missing.
Officials from customs and immigration are also missing, he adds.
There has also been huge damage on road, bridges, communication and hydropower infrastructures. Rasuwa and Nuwakot were worst affected districts, he adds.
Chinese businessman based in Kathmandu, Nepal, says his logistics company has seven container trucks in the area of the flash flood, which are all staffed by Nepalese employees.
"We have lost contact with all of them. There is no signal, so we cannot reach anyone," he tells the BBC.
Yee says that as far as he knows, there was no warning.
"There were occasional mudslides and landslides, especially in the rainy season, but this one seems much more serious," he adds.
On the Tibetan side, Guan Daoxuan in Sichuan province tells the BBC he lost contact with his wife late on Wednesday morning.
She works for a state-run construction company involved in building roads and bridges in Tibet.
Guan said Nepalese authorities had tried to send a helicopter to inspect the area because road access had been cut off, but strong winds were making it difficult for the aircraft to reach the site.
Hundreds of people are missing following a flash flood in the Bhote Koshi river along the Nepal-Tibet border.
In an update shared on X, the Nepal Tourism Board says it has identified 384 travellers as missing in total, including 291 foreign nationals and 93 Nepali nationals.
It says it is "working to verify" the "whereabouts and safety status" of those travelling through the region.
The flood hit early on Wednesday in Rasuwa, north of Nepal's capital Kathmandu.
We'll bring you more on this story. soon from our teams across the region.
384 travellers are "reported missing", including 93 Nepali nationals and 291 foreign nationals.
According to the Nepal Tourism Board, the foreign nationals include:
12 British nationals
105 Indians
37 non-resident Indians
17 Malaysians
4 South Africans
3 Americans
1 Australian
1 Dutch
111 nationalities yet to be confirmed
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