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Devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet claim over 360 lives, with more than 1,400 people still missing.

Devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet claim over 360 lives, with more than 1,400 people still missing.

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August 27th, 2026

Devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet claim over 360 lives, with more than 1,400 people still missing.

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Rescue teams and military helicopters searched on Thursday for hundreds of people missing along the Nepal-China border.

救助隊と軍用ヘリコプターは木曜日ネパールと中国の国境沿いで行方不明の何百人もの人々を捜索した

There, the previous day, a deadly debris flow reaching the height of several storeys had struck communities following a glacial collapse.

そこでは前日氷河の崩壊を受けて数階建ての高さに及ぶ致命的な土石流がコミュニティを襲っていた

The disaster footage vividly captured scenes of people desperately fleeing before being engulfed by the torrent, with buildings and bridges swept away.

災害の記録映像には人々が濁流に呑み込まれ、建物や橋梁が流失する前に必死で避難する光景が克明に捉えられていた

According to police authorities, the death toll has surpassed 360, with over 1,400 people reported missing, including numerous foreigners and pilgrims.

警察当局の発表によれば死者は360名を超え行方不明者は1400名以上に上っておりその中には多数の外国人や巡礼者も含まれているという。

In the Himalayan foothills, several hundred more individuals have been compelled to evacuate.

ヒマラヤ山麓地域ではさらに数百名が避難を余儀なくされている

The steep slopes and verdant valleys sprawling at the foot of the Himalayas, while harboring numerous world-class peaks and many of the remaining glaciers, are notably susceptible to floods and landslides.

ヒマラヤ山脈の麓に広がる急峻な斜面緑豊かな渓谷は、世界最高峰の数々残存する氷河の多くを擁する一方で洪水地滑りに対して際立って脆弱である。

Owing to the effects of anthropogenic climate change, glacial melting has come to occur with unprecedented frequency.

人為的な気候変動の影響により、氷河の融解現象かつてない頻度で発生するようになっている

The image showed the second floors of buildings in the affected Nuwakot district of Nepal appearing to be covered in mud after a debris flow had swept through.

画像にはネパールの被災地ヌワコット地区の建物の2階部分が土石流の通過後に泥で覆われているように見える様子が映っていた。

Riverbanks and village streets were buried under mud, with debris caught in tree branches and power lines.

川岸や村の通りは泥に埋没しがれきが木の枝や電線に引っかかっていた

Vehicles were swallowed by the sediment, and traumatized survivors were covered in mud.

車両は土砂に飲み込まれ衝撃を受けた生存者たちは泥にまみれていた

Footage broadcast by the state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), captured before and after the event, revealed the devastating sight of multi-storey buildings and over a dozen vehicles engulfed in thick mud.

国営放送である中国中央電視台(CCTV)が放映した前後の映像には、多層の建物群十数台の車両厚い泥土に覆われる惨状が映し出されていた

A two-lane road running alongside a river in a valley in Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, had been completely buried under debris and sediment.

チベット自治区シガツェ地区の渓谷に位置する河川沿いの対向二車線道路は、完全に土砂で埋没していた

Moreover, aerial footage captured the formation of a lake near the ChinaNepal border, which appeared to be steadily expanding in size.

さらに航空撮影による映像では、中国とネパールの国境付近湖が形成されその面積を拡大しつつある様子も捉えられていた

Nirajan Paudel, a journalist based in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, is concerned about the well-being of his parents and other relatives living in the village of Sorei in this district.

ネパールの首都カトマンズを拠点とするジャーナリストニラジャン・パウデヤル氏は、この地区のソレイ村に暮らす両親その他の親族の安否を気遣っている

"What concerns me is whether I can get in touch with them," said Mr. Paudel.

"懸念しているのは連絡が取れるかどうかという点だ"とパウデヤル氏は述べた

As a result of this disaster, at least 910 people are reported missing in Nepal.

この災害によりネパールでは少なくとも910人が行方不明となっている

Authorities in Tibet, an autonomous region of China, have reported at least three fatalities and 558 individuals unaccounted for.

中国の自治区であるチベットの当局は少なくとも3人が死亡し558人が行方不明と報告している。

Nepalese authorities have reported that dozens of bridges have been destroyed and approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) of roads have sustained damage, which has rendered search operations exceedingly difficult.

ネパール当局は数十の橋梁が破壊されおよそ40キロメートル(25マイル)に及ぶ道路が損傷を受けた報告しておりこれにより捜索活動が著しく困難を極めている

According to Brigadier General Raju Ram Basnet, the Nepalese army's public relations officer, the military used helicopters to rescue more than a hundred individuals.

ネパール軍の広報担当官であるラジャ・ラム・バスネット准将の説明によれば軍はヘリコプターを用いて100名以上の人員を救助したとのことである。

Furthermore, the brigadier general added that army units had also carried out the evacuation of people stranded at facilities associated with the Trishuli hydropower project.

さらに同准将は軍の部隊がトリシュリ水力発電プロジェクトに関連する施設に取り残された人々の避難も実施したと付け加えた

A considerable number of the injured were transported to Kathmandu to receive medical treatment.

多数の負傷者が治療を受けるべくカトマンズへと移送された

The rescue team discovered bodies in the Chitwan district, situated several hundred kilometres downstream from the area that sustained the most catastrophic damage.

救助隊は最も壊滅的な被害を受けた地域から数百キロメートル下流に位置するチトワン地区において遺体を発見した

The president of the Nepal Red Cross Society, Bishal Kumar Bandari, stated that the organization had shifted its focus from rescue operations in the affected areas to large-scale relief efforts.

ネパール赤十字社の会長ビシャル・クマール・バンダリ氏は同機関が被災地域における救助活動から大規模な救援活動へとその焦点を移行させたと述べた

He reported that approximately 1,200 people had been forced to evacuate from at least three villages.

少なくとも3つの村から約1200人が避難を余儀なくされていると語った

According to reports from China's state broadcaster CCTV, a debris flow that occurred on Wednesday near Gyirong Port, a land border checkpoint in the Tibet Autonomous Region, engulfed the multi-storey port facility and deposited mud averaging over 1.5 metres (5 feet) deep across the surrounding area.

中国国営放送CCTVの報道によるとチベット自治区で水曜日陸路の国境検問所であるギロン港付近で発生した土石流が多層構造の港湾施設を呑み込み周辺一帯に平均1.5メートル(5フィート)を超える泥土を堆積させたという。

The broadcaster added that all roads leading to the checkpoint had been damaged, and that with rainfall persisting in the area, there were concerns about the risk of triggering further collapses and landslides.

検問所へ通じる全ての道路が損壊しており当地で降雨が続くなかさらなる崩落や地滑りの誘発リスクが懸念されると同局は付け加えた

Li Qiang, China's premier, arrived in Gyirong on Thursday to direct rescue operations alongside 500 military personnel and reservists.

中国の首相である李強氏木曜日にギロンへ到着し500名の軍人および予備役とともに救助活動の指揮を執った

Military helicopters circled overhead in search of survivors, while simultaneously assessing the extent of the damage and mapping out viable rescue and evacuation routes.

軍用ヘリコプター上空を旋回しながら生存者の捜索にあたり被災状況の評価とともに実行可能な救助・避難経路の策定を進めていた。

Chinese authorities further issued a warning that a newly formed lake at the confluence of the Tsogyal and Purpuchanzambu rivers could overflow, posing a risk of levee breaches.

中国当局はさらにツォギャル川とプルプチャンザンブ川の合流地点に新たに形成された湖が氾濫し堤防が決壊する危険性がある警告を発した

Tom Fletcher, the UN's top humanitarian official, announced on Thursday in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that he had directed a disbursement of two million dollars from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, aimed at providing medical assistance, shelter, and water.

国連の人道問題担当トップであるトム・フレッチャー氏木曜日X(旧ツイッター)への投稿で医療支援、避難所、水の提供を目的として国連中央緊急対応基金から200万ドルの拠出を指示したと明らかにした

He described the flooding as "horrific."

同氏は今回の洪水を「恐ろしい」と評した

"We are committed to supporting national efforts to deliver emergency aid," UN Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters.

我々は緊急援助を届けるための国家的努力を支援することを約束する」とアントニオ・グテーレス国連事務総長は記者団に語った

Many of the residents in the disaster-stricken area were anxiously awaiting news about the fate of their loved ones.

被災地の住民の多くは最愛の人々の生死に関する知らせを待ちわびていた

Shova Shrestha, 33, has spent more than a day in anxious uncertainty, seeking news of her husband Rajan Shrestha's safety.

33歳のショバ・シュレスタさんは、夫ラジャン・シュレスタさんの安否を求めて1日以上にわたり不安な時間を過ごしている。

She recounts that during the first call immediately after the flood struck, she could hear her husband's mobile phone ringing, but since then, all contact has been lost.

洪水発生直後の最初の電話では夫の携帯電話の呼び出し音が聞こえたもののその後は一切つながらなくなったと彼女は語る

Since then, she has kept a vigilant watch over every helicopter landing in Bidur, the administrative center of Nuwakot District, harboring an unwavering hope that her husband will emerge among the survivors.

それ以来彼女はヌワコット郡の中心地ビドゥールに着陸するすべてのヘリコプターをじっと見守り続け夫が生存者の一人として姿を現すことを願ってやまない

"I keep watching every helicopter, fervently hoping that he will land safely," Shova recalled.

私はあらゆるヘリコプターを注視し続け、彼が無事に降り立つことを切に願っている」とショバ氏は述懐した

Nepal's tourism authorities officially announced that 517 of the missing individuals were foreigners.

ネパールの観光当局は行方不明者のうち外国人517人が含まれている旨を公式に発表した

According to the tourism authority's announcement, the breakdown includes 178 individuals from India and over 60 from the United States, in addition to people of nationalities spanning more than 30 countries, such as Ukraine, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Japan.

観光局の発表によればその内訳はインドからの178人アメリカからの60人以上に加えウクライナイギリス南アフリカ日本など実に30か国以上に及ぶ国籍の人々が含まれているとのことである。

It is highly probable that many of the missing individuals were en route to Mount Kailash in Tibet on a pilgrimage.

行方不明者の多くはチベットのカイラス山への巡礼の途上にあった可能性が高い

Mount Kailash is revered as a sacred site by Hindus and Buddhists alike.

カイラス山はヒンズー教徒や仏教徒にとって神聖視される聖地である。

According to a post on X by the Indian spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, 77 members of a pilgrimage group were caught in a flood at a border immigration office.

インドの精神的指導者サドゥグル・ジャギ・ヴァスデフXに投稿したところによるとある巡礼団の構成員77名国境の出入国管理事務所洪水に見舞われたという。

Visibly emotional, Sadhguru stated in the video that the group included 22 Americans as well as individuals of other nationalities.

感情的に見えるサドゥグルはビデオの中でそのグループには22人のアメリカ人および他国籍の者が含まれていると述べた

He remarked that no official information whatsoever had been obtained regarding their whereabouts.

彼らの所在に関しては公式な情報は一切得られていないと語った

The U.S. State Department officially announced that, in the aftermath of the floods, 90 American citizens remain unaccounted for in China and Nepal.

米国務省は洪水の発生後中国とネパールにおいて90人の米国人が依然として行方不明の状態にあると公式に発表した

It was further disclosed that no American deaths have been confirmed, and that three Americans have so far been rescued.

米国人の死亡が確認された事例は皆無でありこれまでに3人の米国人が救助されたことも併せて明らかにされた

On Thursday, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs officially announced that 288 Indian nationals, including workers engaged in power projects, remain unaccounted for.

インド外務省は木曜日、電力プロジェクトに従事する労働者を含む288人のインド人が依然として行方不明の状態にあると公式に発表した。

Lin Jian, the spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, revealed that approximately 100 Chinese nationals are unaccounted for within Nepal.

中国外務省の報道官である林剣氏はネパール国内で約100人の中国国民が行方不明となっていると明らかにした

Furthermore, he stated that, according to preliminary information, 260 of those reported missing in Tibet are foreign nationals.

また予備的な情報によればチベットで行方不明となっている者のうち260人が外国人であると述べた

The United States Geological Survey initially reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 had struck near the border, approximately 65 kilometers (40 miles) north of Kathmandu, in the early hours of Wednesday.

米国地質調査所は当初水曜日の早朝にカトマンズの北方約65キロメートル(40マイル)に位置する国境付近でマグニチュード4.4の地震が発生したと報告していた

Subsequently, the agency revised its analysis, concluding that the seismic event was in fact a glacial collapse of magnitude 5.2, which had discharged debris downstream.

その後同機関は分析を改訂し当該地震事象は実際にはマグニチュード5.2の氷河崩壊であり下流へ土砂を流出させたものであると結論づけた

A climate expert at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, based in Kathmandu, expressed the view that the flash flood on Wednesday was highly likely to have been triggered by an avalanche from a glacier.

カトマンズに拠点を置く国際山岳総合開発センター気候専門家水曜日に発生した鉄砲水氷河からの雪崩に起因する可能性が極めて高いとの見解を示した

According to a statement released via email, the water level at a certain point on the Trishuli River surged by as much as 9 meters (27 feet) within a mere 30 minutes.

電子メールで発表された声明によるとトリシュリ川のある地点の水位はわずか30分の間に最大9メートル(27フィート)も急上昇したという。

The Himalayan glacier system is becoming increasingly unstable, threatening communities, infrastructure, and water supplies across one of the most densely populated regions on Earth.

ヒマラヤの氷河システムはますます不安定化しており、世界で最も人口密度の高い地域の一つに及ぶコミュニティ、インフラ、そして水供給を脅かしている

In August 2025, a similar flash flood struck the region when a glacial lake in Tibet burst its banks due to record-breaking temperatures.

この地域では2025年8月にも同様の鉄砲水が発生しチベットの氷河湖が記録的な高温のために決壊した

The disaster claimed nine lives and inflicted severe damage on critical infrastructure, including a bridge linking Nepal and China.

この災害により9名が命を落としネパールと中国を結ぶ橋梁を含む重要インフラが深刻な損傷を受けた

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