The Nepal disaster dominated Dutch media for a third day, with the death toll rising from 469 to 538 and three Dutch nationals reported missing. A newly formed lake in Tibet overflowed after a dam burst, triggering new flood warnings and halting rescue operations. Nepal and China declined foreign aid, while hospitals in Kathmandu filled up. Domestically, the coalition's budget negotiations stalled over Box 3 taxation, with VVD opposing D66 and CDA, and GroenLinks leader Klaver warning of a crisis. The death of Norway's King Harald at 89 was widely covered, as was the expansion of Dutch intelligence powers. Other stories included a Rwandan genocide conviction, a mass illness at a student camp, and a dangerous ecstasy pill in circulation.