2026-08-28
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Rescue workers in Nepal and Tibet continued their efforts to locate survivors
of a massive flash flood that coursed through a border area on Wednesday.
More than 1,400 people are missing, many of them tourists, and the death toll,
which stands at nearly 400 in Nepal alone, is expected to rise.
The disaster was seemingly caused by a glacial avalanche,
with a large section of glacier breaking off and dropping into the valley below.
Qatar's prime minister visited Iranian officials in Tehran,
part of wider efforts to revive a dialogue between Iran and America.
Qatar's foreign ministry said talks focused on plans to de-escalate tensions
and measures to clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines.
Pakistani mediators made a similar trip earlier this week.