Nepal Floods: Death Toll Hits 1,259, over 5,000 Missing
Rescue teams continue search for 4,875 missing people after devastating flash floods and mudslides, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche, overwhelmed northern and central Nepal.
- Devastating flash floods in Nepal have killed 1,252 people, according to Nepal Police, with thousands remaining missing across northern and central regions.
- An ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26 triggered the disaster, devastating towns and villages across the country.
- According to Nepal Police data, 355 bodies were recovered in Chitawan, 218 in Nawalparasi East, 208 in Nawalparasi West, and 177 in Nuwakot, including 18 from India.
- The Nepal Army continues search and rescue operations on Thursday, working outside a tunnel near the Hydropower Project sites in Rasuwa district.
- Recovery teams continue arduous efforts as thousands of people, estimated at 4,875, remain missing following the disaster that devastated northern and central Nepal.
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snn.irNepal's Disaster Management Authority announced that the number of dead and missing in Nepal's floods has reached 6,370.
Around 600 children missing in Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot after flash floods; toll rises to 1,282
Kathmandu, Sep 04: Around 600 children remain unaccounted for in Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts after the devastating flash floods, as the death toll rose to 1,282 on Friday with more than 4,700 missing. The flash floods, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, devastated towns and villages in northern and central Nepal, leaving a trail of destruction. So far, 359 bodies have been recovered in Chitwan, …
Nepal floods: Around 600 children still missing in Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot; death toll rises to 1,282
Around 600 children remain unaccounted for in Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts after the devastating flash floods, as the death toll rose to 1,282 on Friday with more than 4,700 missing.
Nine days after the devastating floods struck Nepal, the death toll, including those in Nepal and Tibet, is approaching 1,300, and the number of missing has far exceeded 5,600. With no further reports of survivors, the Nepalese government has designated the upcoming 7th as a national day of mourning. On the 3rd (local time), AFP, Reuters, and Nepal
The confirmed death toll from catastrophic flash floods on the Nepal-China (Tibet) border has reached 1,252 in Nepal, as rescue teams continue their round-the-clock battle with mud and debris. The tragedy, which began on August 26, 2026, after a massive glacier collapse in the Himalayas, caused a devastating wave along the Trishuli River. As of 3:00 a.m. Bulgarian time, the situation in the region remains critical. The grim statistics: Victims a…
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