Flash floods triggered by a glacial collapse struck Nepal's Rasuwa district on 26 August 2026, killing at least 800 people and leaving about 3,000 missing.
Where it stands
Rescue operations continue, while rising Bhotekoshi River levels have prompted fresh flood warnings.
People killed in Nepal floods
≥600
243 readings
People killed in Nepal and China floods
750
108 readings
People missing in Nepal and China floods
~3,000
60 readings
People missing in Nepal floods
~3,000
25 readings
Americans missing in Nepal floods
85
18 readings
Britons missing in Nepal floods
≥33
16 readings
Indians missing in Nepal floods
320
14 readings
South Koreans missing in Nepal floods
9
14 readings
Australians missing in Nepal floods
42
10 readings
Foreign nationals missing in Nepal floods
261
6 readings
Tourists missing in Nepal floods
826
5 readings
West Bengal pilgrims missing in Nepal floods
37
5 readings
People trapped or missing at Nepal hydropower sites
934
4 readings
Estimated cost of rebuilding after Nepal floods
≤5,000,000,000USD
3 readings
Foreign pilgrims missing in Nepal floods
77
3 readings
Maharashtra pilgrims missing in Nepal floods
60
3 readings
People killed in Tibet border disaster
16
3 readings
People missing in Tibet floods
≥550
3 readings
Tamil Nadu pilgrims missing in Nepal floods
100
3 readings
Canadians missing in Nepal and Tibet floods
32
2 readings
Chinese nationals missing in Nepal floods
~100
2 readings
Families who lost their homes in Nepal floods
≥10,000families
2 readings
French nationals missing in Nepal floods
4
2 readings
Malaysians missing in Nepal floods
91
2 readings
People missing from hiking group in Nepal floods
47
2 readings
People rescued from Nepal hydropower tunnel
350
2 readings
Assam residents missing in Nepal floods
10
Japanese nationals missing in Nepal floods
5
Nepal disaster relief fund donations received
≥2,000,000,000NPR
Nepal flood victims identified
29
Odisha tourists missing in Nepal floods
5
People evacuated by Nepal Army after floods
2,465
People evacuated in Tibet floods
≥1,000
Russians missing in Nepal floods
≥8
Singaporeans missing in Nepal floods
9
South Africans missing in Nepal floods
4
Telangana residents missing in Nepal floods
23
Workers trapped in Nepal hydropower tunnels
100
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Today
TodayAustralia's Nepali community held vigils for flood victims
TodayNepal began mass burials of unidentified flood victims
TodayRescuers advanced toward the border port's mudslide core
TodayRescuers resumed efforts to reach trapped hydropower workers
TodayNepal issued fresh Bhotekoshi River flood warnings
TodayRescuers pulled a 97-year-old woman from care-home rubble
TodaySixty tourists from India's Maharashtra state remained missing
Yesterday
Yday Kerala travellers returned safely to India
YdayChina censored coverage of Tibet's flood devastation
YdayNepal announced DNA preservation before unidentified victims' burials
YdayDeath toll rose to at least 690
YdayRescuers pumped air and sent camera into hydropower tunnel
Yday934 people remained trapped or unreachable at hydropower sites
YdayRescuers found survivors and airlifted them to safety
YdayBorder lake's risk of bursting decreased
YdayIndia stepped up monitoring of Himalayan glacial lakes
YdayScientists warned climate change could increase catastrophic flood risks
YdayNepal's finance minister estimated rebuilding at $4–5 billion
2 days ago
Aug 28Poor weather hampered searches for missing flood victims
Aug 28 Nepal sought foreign technical aid but not rescue teams
Aug 28 Stranded Maharashtra pilgrims returned to India
Aug 28Canada pledged C$5 million for flood relief
Aug 28Officials in India's Assam state reported 10 residents missing
Aug 28British nurse and family were reported missing in floods
Aug 28US family pleaded for rescue help for missing relatives
Aug 28Britain deployed a team to support flood-affected citizens
Aug 28India sent tunnel rescuers and 62 tonnes of aid
Aug 28UN agency warned 17,000 flood-hit children needed urgent aid
Aug 28Eight-year-old flood survivor reunited with his mother
Aug 28Nepal agreed to accept foreign rescue teams
Aug 28Australia pledged A$5 million in flood aid
Aug 28Scientists continued investigating the glacial collapse's trigger
Aug 28Nepal monitored two lakes for further flood risk
Aug 28India repatriated rescued Tamil Nadu pilgrims
Aug 28Nepal and China resumed flood rescue operations
Aug 28Officials reported 24 Karnataka residents missing or stranded
Aug 28Singapore announced $100,000 for Red Cross flood fundraising
Aug 28Authorities converted buildings into temporary morgues
Aug 28Border lake overflow halted rescue operations
Aug 28Nepal's army rescued 350 workers from a hydropower tunnel
Aug 28Nepal declined offers of foreign rescue teams
3 days ago
Aug 27India's opposition leader urged Nepal aid and citizen evacuations
Aug 27Helicopters airlifted stranded flood survivors to safety
Aug 27More Australians were identified among the missing
Aug 27Nepal police arrested suspects over alleged jewelry theft from victim
Aug 27Missing Australian hiker confirmed she was alive
Aug 27South Korean response team departed to search for missing citizens
Aug 27Trump offered Nepal any assistance it needed
Aug 27Sixty-one tourists from an Indian state were unaccounted for
Aug 27An Australia-based Indian engineer was reported missing
Aug 27Britain offered £5 million in flood aid
Aug 27Kerala officials reported 53 stranded tourists were safe
Aug 27Nepal and China warned two border lakes could burst
Aug 27King Charles expressed sympathy for Nepal's flood victims
Aug 27India activated helplines and a flood assistance control room
Aug 27Families sought news of relatives missing in floods
Aug 27Singapore Red Cross pledged humanitarian aid for flood relief
Aug 27Britain pledged aid and offered emergency responders
Aug 27Landslide dam formed with high risk of breaching
Aug 27Singapore began assembling a humanitarian aid package
Aug 27Indian officials said 20 pilgrims had been rescued
Aug 27Australian couple were confirmed among the missing
Aug 27Celebrities expressed solidarity with Nepal's flood victims
Aug 27South Korea's president called for an all-out flood response
Aug 27USGS identified a glacial collapse as the flood's cause
Aug 27South Korea announced plans to send a flood response team
Aug 27Rescuers intensified searches for missing people
Wed, Aug 26
Aug 26 India sent 10 tonnes of relief supplies
Aug 26A family survived floodwaters while trapped on a balcony
Aug 26Pilgrims escaped floodwaters when their bus driver reversed
Aug 26Infosys Public Services chief was reported unreachable
Aug 26Ten stranded South Koreans were confirmed safe
Aug 26The army rescued a man from a flooded rooftop
Aug 26China's president ordered emergency teams to search for missing people
Aug 26Indian states issued flood alerts along Nepal's border
Tue, Aug 25
Aug 25 A headteacher evacuated pupils before floods destroyed their school
Aug 25 Nine South Korean hydropower workers were reported missing
Aug 25 Landslide engulfed a Nepal-China border checkpoint
Aug 25 Floods killed at least eight and washed away villages