Nepal-Tibet flood death toll exceeds 700

China says five hundred people are unaccounted for in Tibet, after devastating flash floods wreaked havoc on Wednesday. Two and a half thousand people remain missing in Nepal; more than seven hundred are confirmed dead.

Also in the programme: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned violence by settlers in the occupied West Bank on Saturday; and zoos are starting to reopen in Gaza after the war.

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: A drone view shows damaged buildings and houses covered in mud next to the Likhu River in Nepal on August 30, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha)