2026-08-30T10:17:00-0400 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
尼泊尔洪灾受灾地区居民收到警告，需保持高度警惕，防范新一轮洪水可能来袭。与此同时，救援人员正加紧清理连接加德满都和周三灾难性洪灾最严重区域之一的一条主要公路。
尼泊尔灾害管理机构周日表示，该国的死亡人数已升至788人，另有2502人失踪；而中国官方报告称，边境中方一侧有16人死亡、546人失踪。
尼泊尔国家减灾管理局首席执行官达兰·拉杰·乌普雷蒂表示，博特科西河水位上涨后，相关部门已于周日早些时候向民众手机发送了最新洪水预警。中国当局已告知尼方，上游来水量有所增加。
2026年8月30日，尼泊尔努瓦科特县特里舒里中心，洪灾幸存者在污泥遍布的损毁房屋间穿行，搜寻可 salvage 的财物。阿伦·桑卡尔 / 法新社/盖蒂图片社
洪灾村庄的居民表示，自首轮洪灾以来，他们不断收到警报，已经疲于应对。
“有时候警报说洪水要来，我们就得再次跑到高地避难，哪怕是在深夜。而且还一直在下雨，”居民戈文德·什雷斯塔说道，“这对我来说实在太难了。我要照顾72岁的父亲和70岁的母亲，得背着他们逃生，我已经筋疲力尽了。还活着的人都在这样煎熬。”
在受灾最严重的地区之一达丁，一些居民已经返回被毁的家中，查看还有什么可以 salvage 的物品。
有的居民坐在被洪水冲垮墙壁的房屋里，用铲子清理阳台或窗框上的淤泥和瓦砾；还有人在地上搜寻可以从泥里捡出、冲洗干净的物品。一名男子回家寻找自己的鸡，发现鸡还活着，便将它们绑好放进了卡车驾驶室。
“一切都毁了。什么都没剩下，连房子也没了，”正在家中 salvage 物品的达丁居民沙米拉·塔芒在接受美联社采访时表示。
在一座因洪灾严重受损的重点发电厂，工作人员已于周日开始对设施进行检查，评估破坏情况。这座电厂为四个县的2万余名民众提供电力。
2026年8月30日，尼泊尔达丁县特里舒里河上受损的加特贝西大桥航拍画面。马南·瓦茨亚亚纳 / 法新社/盖蒂图片社
仍有美国公民下落不明
美国国务院发言人汤米·皮戈特周日表示，目前仍有85名美国人在尼泊尔下落不明。他在美国广播公司《本周》节目中称，已有9人安全撤离，并补充道：“我们目前尚未获悉有美国公民死亡。”
“我们目前正直接与他们沟通，以评估其需求。我们已派遣一名灾区应急顾问赶赴当地，了解如何才能最好地提供援助，”皮戈特说道，“正如你刚刚看到的，当地遍地都是泥浆和其他杂物，这意味着我们必须提供适配的援助。我们正与尼泊尔政府协调，了解他们的需求。”
美国国务院周六表示，已启动360万美元的紧急人道主义援助，其中包括可为多达1万户家庭提供长达三个月的食品。
失踪人员中还包括来自十余个国家的数百人，他们当时正在该地区务工、登山或前往圣山朝圣。周日，中国官方媒体报道称，西藏境内有261名外国人失踪，其中包括100多名尼泊尔人和来自世界各地的其他国家公民。
气候变化的受害者
周三的山洪暴发始于喜马拉雅地区高处的冰川崩塌。研究卫星图像的科学家表示，喜马拉雅地区一处冰川下方的基岩发生坍塌，裹挟了部分冰川。此次岩崩强度极大，震级达到5.2级。
岩石和融水随后使下游河谷的河水暴涨，形成洪流，将建筑物、桥梁和泥土冲入西藏和尼泊尔境内。
尼泊尔外交大臣呼吁全球应对气候变化，称尼泊尔正不成比例地承受着气候变化的影响。
“尽管尼泊尔的全球碳排放占比仅为0.1%，但尼泊尔民众却已成为气候变化的主要受害者，”希希尔·克纳尔于周六表示。
2026年8月30日周日，尼泊尔达丁县加尔奇，一名居民望着水位暴涨的特里舒里河。美联社摄影/尼兰詹·什雷斯塔
科学家表示，目前仍过早得出全球变暖与周三这场灾难存在直接关联的结论。但他们同时指出，由于燃烧石油、天然气和煤炭等人类活动导致地球气温上升，此类灾害发生的几率也随之增加，尤其是在喜马拉雅山区——该地区的升温速度远快于世界上许多其他地区。
与此同时，马来西亚总理安瓦尔·易卜拉欣周日表示，马来西亚将派遣一支搜救队前往尼泊尔，协助开展救援工作并撤离受灾害影响的马来西亚公民。
安瓦尔在一份声明中称，马来西亚还承诺向尼泊尔提供100万美元的财政援助。
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Nepal on high alert for fresh flooding after river levels rise as death toll soars past 800
2026-08-30T10:17:00-0400 / CBS/AP
Residents in flood-affected districts in Nepal were warned to remain on high alert for possible fresh flooding as rescuers scrambled to clear a major highway connecting Kathmandu to one of the areas worst hit by Wednesday’s catastrophic floods.
Nepal’s disaster agency said Sunday the death toll had climbed to 788 with 2,502 missing, while Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing on the Chinese side of the border.
The latest flood warning notices were sent to people’s phones early Sunday after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River. Chinese authorities informed their Nepalese counterparts of increased water flow upstream, according to Dharam Raj Uprety, chief executive of Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority.
Flash flood survivors walk through sludge past damaged houses searching for salvageable belongings at Trishuli Center in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Aug. 30, 2026. Arun SANKAR /AFP via Getty Images
Residents of the flood-hit villages said they were struggling to make sense of near-constant alarms they’ve received since the initial floods.
“Sometimes they say a flood is coming, then we have to run again to higher ground, even at night. There is also rain,” said Govind Shreshta, a resident. “It’s really difficult for me. I have a 72-year-old father and 70-year-old mom. I must carry them and I am exhausted. It’s going on like this for those who are still alive.”
In Dhading, one of the worst-hit regions in Nepal, some residents began returning to ruined homes to see what can be salvaged.
Residents sat in homes with walls washed away by the floods, shoveling sludge-like mud and rubble off balconies or window frames. Others scanned the ground for items they could pick out of the mud and rinse off. One man had returned for his chickens, which he found alive. He tied them up and put them in the cabin of his truck.
“Everything is finished. Nothing is left. Not even our home,” Sharmila Tamang, a Dhading resident who was trying to salvage items from her home, told The Associated Press.
At a key power plant that was severely damaged by the floods, workers started inspecting the facilities Sunday to survey the destruction. The plant serves over 20,000 people across four districts.
An aerial view shows the damaged Ghatbesi Bridge over the Trishuli River in the aftermath of flash floods in Nepal’s Dhading district on Aug. 30, 2026. Manan VATSYAYANA /AFP via Getty Images
Americans still unaccounted for
U.S. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said on Sunday that there are currently 85 Americans unaccounted for in Nepal. Nine have been safely evacuated, he said on ABC’s “This Week,” adding that “we are currently unaware of any U.S. citizen deaths at this time.”
“Right now we’re in communication with them directly to assess those needs. We have a disaster area response advisor actually on the ground right now, in communication to see how best we can offer assistance,” Pigott said. “The situation on the ground, as you just saw, in terms of the mud and other things, means that we have to get the right assistance in there. Nepal government, we’re coordinating with them on what they need.”
The State Department on Saturday said it activated $3.6 million in emergency humanitarian assistance, including up to three months of food for up to 10,000 households.
The missing also include hundreds of people from over a dozen countries who were in the region to work, visit the mountains or make a pilgrimage to a sacred peak. On Sunday, Chinese state media said 261 foreigners were missing in Tibet, including over a hundred Nepalis and others from around the world.
Victims of climate change
Wednesday’s flash floods started after a glacial collapse high in the Himalayan region. Scientists who studied satellite images said bedrock underneath a glacier high in the Himalayan region had collapsed, taking part of the glacier with it. The rockfall was so extreme that it registered as magnitude 5.2.
The rocks and melted water then swelled the rivers in the valleys below, causing a torrent of water that swept buildings, bridges and earth downstream in Tibet and Nepal.
Nepal’s foreign minister called for a global response to climate change, saying Nepal was bearing a disproportionate share of its impact.
“Despite having only 0.1% contribution to the global emissions, people of Nepal have become major victims of climate change,” Shisir Khanal said Saturday.
A resident looks at the swollen Trishuli River in Galchhi, Dhading District, Nepal, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha
Scientists have said it is too early to draw a direct connection between global warming and Wednesday’s catastrophe. However, they said that as Earth’s temperature rises because of human activities such as burning oil, gas and coal, the chances of such disasters increase, especially in the Himalayan mountains, which are warming considerably faster than many other parts of the world.
Meanwhile, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Sunday that his country will send a search-and-rescue team to Nepal to assist with relief efforts and help evacuate Malaysians affected by the disaster.
Malaysia has also pledged $1 million in financial aid to Nepal, he said in a statement.
and Ramy Inocencio contributed to this report.
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