Rescue effort continues after Nepal-Tibet floods

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More than 700 people are now known to have died in Wednesday's flash flood in Nepal, as bad weather hampers search and rescue operations. 2,500 people remain missing in Nepal. China says more than five hundred are unaccounted for in neighbouring Tibet. Half of them foreign tourists. Also in the programme: Haitians in the United States face uncertainty as thousands who were allow to stay are now being deported; and we speak to Iranian scientist Kaveh Madani who has won the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize. Joining Gary O'Donoghue on the programme this morning are Melanie Garson, associate professor in international conflict resolution & international security at University College London; and London based writer and journalist Jonn Elledge. (Picture: Residents carry their belongings as they evacuate their homes along the Trishuli riverbank area of Nepal on 30 August 2026. Credit: EPA/Shuttershock)