Nepal mudslide death toll rises to 974

An aerial view shows a torrent of muddy water surging past houses and through the Trishuli River in the aftermath of flash floods, near the Nepal-China border at Syabrubesi village in Nepal's Rasuwa district, August 31, 2026. /VCG An aerial view shows a torrent of muddy water surging past houses and through the Trishuli River in the aftermath of flash floods, near the Nepal-China border at Syabrubesi village in Nepal's Rasuwa district, August 31, 2026. /VCG The death toll from the landslide disaster in Nepal has risen to 974 as of 8 p.m. on Monday, local police have said.Over 4,500 people are still unaccounted for after a massive glacial collapse on August 26 triggered catastrophic mudslides along the China-Nepal border.