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Nearly 400 Killed in Nepal Flooding, 1,300+ Missing
Aug 28, 2026   •   47 MIN

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A frantic search is underway for more than 1,300 people missing after catastrophic flooding swamped a China-Nepal border region Wednesday, dozens of Americans are among the at least 700 foreigners unaccounted for. Anderson talks with an American doctor, whose parents had traveled to the region for a Hindu pilgrimage and are now unaccounted for, along with their entire tour group.

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