Nepal and China resume flood rescue after lake threat eases, death toll tops 500
Updated Aug. 28, 2026, 8:42 a.m. ET NUWAKOT, Nepal ― Nepal and China resumed rescue operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to be manageable, easing fears of fresh devastation. Wednesday’s catastrophic flood caused by a glacier collapse killed 547 people in…