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Nepal raises flood missing toll by nearly 1,000 people to 6,150 – gazettE

Nepal raises flood missing toll by nearly 1,000 people to 6,150

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Kevin JacksonJournalist at Jamaica Observer

September 16, 2026

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Nepal raises flood missing toll by nearly 1,000 people to 6,150

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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP)—Nepal’s disaster authority said Wednesday it had sharply revised up the number of people considered missing after the August 26 flood to 6,150, following data collection and verification in affected districts.

“We have been collecting details on the missing people from the district offices, and revised the data after verification,” disaster authority spokeswoman Shanti Mahat told AFP.

The figure rose from 5,179 reported a day earlier.

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