In its latest update on social media, Nepal police says 270 bodies have now been recovered from areas affected by Wednesday's floods.

The US Geological Survey has confirmed that what it had initially reported as an earthquake "was instead a glacial collapse and debris flow" that "caused subsequent catastrophic impacts downstream".

The Nepal Tourism Board says 644 tourists are still out of contact following the devastating Bhotekoshi floods in Nepal.

In its latest update, Nepal's police says 177 bodies have now been recovered from areas affected by yesterday's floods and mudslide.

The Dalai Lama has said he is "saddened to learn of the devastating floods" in a new statement issued this morning.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was charged on Thursday with ​failure to declare assets, the third former premier prosecuted in ‌recent years over alleged graft-related offences.

A restaurant in Jaffna has been fined Rs. 950,000 by the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court for selling bottled drinking water above the stipulated maximum retail price.

The number of people unaccounted for in the Bhotekoshi flash flood has risen to 826, including residents, security personnel and foreign and domestic tourists.

Three individuals, including a 10-day-old infant, have been killed in a fatal road accident that occurred this morning (27) in the Gonamariyawa area along the Medawachchiya –Kebithigollewa main road.

Rooftop solar panels generating more than 300 kilowatts of electricity will be switched off until Sunday (August 30), according to the Chairman of the National System Operator Limited (NSOL).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism has announced arrangements to provide emergency assistance, coordination and necessary support to Sri Lankan nationals affected by the flash flood situation in Nepal.

Nearly 1,500 people including at least 800 foreigners are missing across Nepal and China's Tibet, authorities said on Thursday, after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river, ​sending catastrophic floods through towns and valleys.

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has released a detailed assessment of what happened on Wednesday, when a major flash food caused devastation in Nepal and Tibet.

Two associates of an alleged illicit liquor dealer have been arrested in the Kindelpitiya area while transporting a consignment of illegal liquor in a rented luxury car from Wennappuwa.

The Nepali army has deployed 2,000 military personnel for land and aerial search and rescue operations in flood affected areas.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath has held a productive telephone conversation with Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal on the situation following devastating floods in Nepal, reaffirming Sri Lanka’s readiness to provide assistance.

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa has expressed solidarity with the people and government of Nepal following the devastating floods and landslides that have killed at least 162 people and left hundreds of others missing.

The final and grand Randoli Perahera of the 2026 Kandy Esala Perahera Festival will take to the streets of Kandy tonight (27), with police implementing a special security operation and traffic plan for the procession.