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Hundreds dead and thousands missing after the catastrophic China-Nepal flooding

NPR | By Jennifer Pak
Published August 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM EDT

Casualties continue to rise following Wednesday's devastating floods along the China-Nepal border.

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Jennifer Pak
Jennifer Pak is NPR’s China correspondent. She has been covering China and the region for the past two decades.