International27 August 2026

Nepal floods death toll climbs to 332

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Nepal police has just issued another update, saying 332 people have died as of 15:50 local time (11:05 BST) on Thursday following the floods.

It came shortly after its earlier update from 14:30 local time (09:45 BST), which placed the death toll at 289.

-BBC

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