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Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority has increased the number of people reported missing after the floods on Aug. 26 to 6,150. This updated total surpasses the previous figure of 5,179 by 971. Since the disaster, authorities have also recovered 1,403 bodies. The floods and debris flows caused extensive destruction throughout northern Nepal, especially near the China border. The identification process has led officials to recognize 105 of the recovered bodies so far, with forensic work ongoing for the remaining victims. The latest government data shows that 3,175 DNA samples have been collected during identification efforts.

Floods and landslides in Ethiopia’s Gamo Zone have killed 70 people, officials say, with more than 120 still missing as rescue and aid operations continue.

Philippine ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 sank off Basilan, killing 52. Authorities verified 293 survivors, with 24 missing, as probes and audits continue nationwide.

Indonesia’s West Java landslide death toll reaches 50 as rescuers search for 33 missing in Pasir Langu, West Bandung, after heavy rain Search continues

Karachi’s Gul Plaza mall fire killed at least 21 and left 63 missing as Rescue 1122 crews cleared rubble while Sindh ordered an inquiry into locked exits Tuesday.

Deadly landslides in Central Java killed two people and left 21 missing as heavy rains triggered slope failures, prompting extensive rescue efforts across damaged villages.

Over the weekend, as calm seas returned, migrant smugglers set off numerous boats from Tunisia, resulting in approximately 1,200 people…