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Nepal Flash Floods

An ice-rock avalanche triggered flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border on 26 August 2026, killing at least 1,400 people and devastating communities.

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Nepal has ended the search with 5,285 people missing, while renewed Budhi Gandaki flooding has prompted military evacuations.

Bodies recovered from Gandak River in Uttar Pradesh after Nepal floods
17
Filipinos missing in Nepal floods
1
Foreign nationals rescued in Nepal floods
289
Indians rescued in Nepal floods
163
Japanese nationals missing in Nepal floods
5
Keralam residents missing in Nepal floods
6
Nepal Telecom infrastructure damage from Bhotekoshi floods
≥88,000,000NPR
Nepal disaster relief fund donations received
≥2,000,000,000NPR
Odisha tourists missing in Nepal floods
5
People evacuated by Nepal Army after floods
2,465
People evacuated in Tibet floods
≥1,000
People killed in Gorkha Budhi Gandaki floods
5
People killed in Kottapuzha flash flood
6
Russians missing in Nepal floods
≥8
Singapore Muslim organisation flood relief funds raised
200,000SGD
Singapore Red Cross flood relief funds raised
≥3,000,000SGD
Tamil Nadu residents confirmed safe after Nepal floods
220
Tamil Nadu tourists missing in Nepal floods
84
Telangana residents missing in Nepal floods
23
Thane pilgrims missing in Nepal floods
10
Uttar Pradesh residents missing in Nepal floods
22
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October 2026
Today
TodayNepal's disaster authority said an avalanche triggered Budhi Gandaki flooding
2 days ago
Oct 12Rescuers searched for five missing along Budhi Gandaki River
Oct 12Budhi Gandaki flooding stranded foreign trekkers across multiple locations
Oct 12Nepal's military began evacuating Budhi Gandaki residents and tourists
3 days ago
Oct 11Nepal urged villagers along Budhi Gandaki River to evacuate
Sat, Oct 10
Oct 10 Budhi Gandaki flooding swept away bridges, leaving 10 reported missing
Wed, Oct 7
Oct 7Nepal ended the search for missing flood victims
Fri, Oct 2
Oct 2Malaysian traveller missing in floods returned home safely
Oct 2Nepal planned to drain four glacial lakes
September 2026
Wed, Sep 30
Sep 30Fresh floods and landslides killed at least 30 people
Mon, Sep 28
Sep 28Death toll reached 14 in fresh Nepal floods
Sun, Sep 27
Sep 27Heavy rain triggered fresh floods and landslides across Nepal
Sat, Sep 26
Sep 26 Avalanche struck mountain base camp, leaving six people missing
Thu, Sep 24
Sep 24Nepal's foreign minister urged rich nations to provide climate finance
Sep 24Nepal's prime minister urged climate adaptation support at UN
Sep 24Nepal's prime minister planned to seek international flood support
Wed, Sep 23
Sep 23Nepal's prime minister headed to the UN to seek climate justice
Fri, Sep 18
Sep 18 Floodwaters in central India swept away cab, killing eight
Thu, Sep 17
Sep 17Rescuers recovered four bodies from hydropower tunnel
Wed, Sep 16
Sep 16Scientists linked climate change to flood-triggering glacier collapse
Tue, Sep 15
Sep 15UK communities raised thousands for Nepal flood survivors
Mon, Sep 14
Sep 14India approved expedited electricity exports to Nepal
Sun, Sep 13
Sep 13Hydropower tunnel survivor returned home after hospital care
Fri, Sep 11
Sep 11Nepal estimated flood reconstruction would cost $4.78 billion
Thu, Sep 10
Sep 10South Korea announced a second flood relief deployment
Wed, Sep 9
Sep 9Rescuers continued searching hydropower tunnels for survivors
Tue, Sep 8
Sep 8Indian teams were processing 1,200 victim DNA samples
Sep 8Nepal's army used drones to deliver flood relief
Sep 8Rescuers focused on three hydropower project tunnels
Mon, Sep 7
Sep 7Nepal petitioned UN fund for flood compensation
Sep 7Nepal's prime minister ordered crackdown on abuse of survivors
Sep 7Australian tunnel expert led hydropower rescue searches
Sep 7Nepal held national mourning for flood victims
Sun, Sep 6
Sep 6Rescuers began a 12th day searching for thousands missing
Sep 6South Korea sought Nepal's help searching for missing citizens
Sat, Sep 5
Sep 5UAE rescue team began searching for flood survivors
Sep 5Rescuers found a woman alive after 10 days
Sep 5Two more flood survivors were rescued after 10 days
Fri, Sep 4
Sep 4Engineers guided hydropower tunnel rescues through WhatsApp
Sep 4Rescuers pulled hydropower workers alive from a tunnel
Thu, Sep 3
Sep 3The UAE dispatched a rescue and relief mission
Sep 3Death toll rose above 1,200
Sep 3Kent vigil remembered flood victims and a missing nurse
Sep 3Nepal said around 20,000 flood-damaged homes needed rebuilding
Sep 3Missing Australian's partner pressed tech firms for location data
Sep 3Flood survivors struggled to obtain medicines and cash
Sep 3Rescuers dug and blasted toward trapped hydropower workers
Wed, Sep 2
Sep 2Analysts called floods Nepal's young government's gravest test
Sep 2Forensic teams used DNA to identify flood victims
Sep 2China supplied Nepal with forecasts and weather monitoring data
Sep 2Nepal's army installed zipline to ferry stranded survivors
Sep 2Singapore sent disaster identification team and relief supplies
Sep 2Rescuers hit dead ends in hydropower tunnel searches
Sep 2South Korean response team arrived to search for missing citizens
Sep 2Nepal sought climate compensation from China, India and the US
Sep 2Death toll rose above 1,100
Sep 2Nepal's government shifted from rescue to flood rehabilitation
Sep 2Nepal declared itself open and urged tourists to return
Tue, Sep 1
Sep 1Nepal's environment minister urged prioritising climate justice nationally
Sep 1China sent more relief supplies and DNA experts
Sep 1Nepali families held symbolic funerals for missing loved ones
Sep 1Indian actor brought food and blankets to flood victims
Sep 1Authorities mistook British aid worker for rescued survivor
Sep 1British man was rescued nearly a week later
Sep 1Scientists found warning signs before the ice-rock avalanche
Sep 1Combined Nepal-Tibet flood death toll surpassed 1,000
Sep 1Rescuers blasted hillsides and pumped oxygen into hydropower tunnels
Sep 1Rescuers reached remote areas and searched flood debris
Sep 1Nepal's prime minister demanded international climate action
Sep 1Second missing Australian was found alive in Tibet
August 2026
Mon, Aug 31
Aug 31 Odisha tourists returned home after narrowly escaping floodwaters
Aug 31 First Australian was confirmed dead in the floods
Aug 31Singapore politicians condemned racist comments about missing Singaporeans
Aug 31Residents returned to salvage belongings from ruined homes
Aug 31Earlier studies had flagged Himalayan flood risks
Aug 31Nepalese scientists attributed floods to an ice-rock avalanche
Aug 31Rescuers prioritized searches for missing hydropower workers
Aug 31Swollen rivers and washed-out roads hampered rescue teams
Aug 31Death toll rose to at least 900
Aug 31Rescuers recovered three bodies from two hydropower tunnels
Sun, Aug 30
Aug 30 Rescued Assam workers returned home from Nepal
Aug 30 Rescuers rappelled into hydropower tunnels seeking trapped workers
Aug 30Nine Americans were evacuated; 85 remained missing
Aug 30Australia's Nepali community held vigils for flood victims
Aug 30Nepal began mass burials of unidentified flood victims
Aug 30Rescuers advanced toward the border port's mudslide core
Aug 30Rescuers resumed efforts to reach trapped hydropower workers
Aug 30Nepal issued fresh Bhotekoshi River flood warnings
Aug 30Rescuers pulled a 97-year-old woman from care-home rubble
Aug 30Sixty tourists from India's Maharashtra state remained missing
Sat, Aug 29
Aug 29 China delivered relief supplies and sent tunnel rescue experts
Aug 29 Maharashtra pilgrims completed their return journey home
Aug 29 Kerala travellers returned safely to India
Aug 29Morgues overflowed as bodies surfaced far downstream
Aug 29A son sought border logs to trace missing parents
Aug 29Nepal resumed search and rescue operations
Aug 29Nepal police arrested suspects over alleged bank-safe theft
Aug 29United States announced $3.6 million in humanitarian aid
Aug 29Rescuers pulled a girl from collapsed building debris
Aug 29China censored coverage of Tibet's flood devastation
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