As of the afternoon of August 27, the death toll from the massive landslides and floods in Nepal's border region with Tibet, China, has risen to 270, according to reports from BBC and CNN citing Nepal police. This marks an increase of over 100 from the previously reported figure of 165.
Currently, 826 people are reported missing in Nepal, including 579 tourists (466 foreigners and 113 Nepalese), security personnel (44 from the Nepal Army, 28 from the Nepal Police, and 13 from the Armed Police), and 162 local residents.
In addition, significant damage has also occurred in the Tibetan region of China, where state-run China Central Television (CCTV) reported that three people have died and 558 are missing as of the morning of the same day. Among the missing in China, approximately 260 are foreign tourists.
Thus, the total death toll from the landslides and floods in both Nepal and China has reached 273, with more than 1,300 individuals still unaccounted for.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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