Photos: Devastation from the Nepal-China floods

What the report says

Al Jazeera’s photo report shows the aftermath of catastrophic flooding and mudslides along the Nepal-China border after a glacier collapse in the Himalayas. The report, published Aug. 30, 2026, says at least 797 people have been killed and more than 3,000 are missing. It also says the disaster has affected roughly 93,000 people in Nepal, where rescue teams are struggling with damaged roads, collapsed bridges, blocked tunnels and fresh landslides.

The images document heavy destruction in districts along the Trishuli and Bhotekoshi river systems, including flooded homes, ruined schools, damaged shops and mud-covered communities. They also show recovery efforts such as searches near the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project, body retrievals for mass burial, and emergency medical support for survivors.

The gallery highlights the human toll as relatives in Kathmandu and affected districts wait for news of missing family members and inspect photographs of the dead and unaccounted for. It also underscores the regional scope of the disaster, with bodies carried as far as India and damage reported on the Chinese side of the border in Tibet.

The report matters because it illustrates both the scale of the immediate loss and the longer recovery challenge for mountain communities, energy projects and transport links in a vulnerable Himalayan corridor.