UN agency warns of 17,000 children in urgent need of assistance as aid reaches some Nepal survivors
UNICEF says 18 schools were destroyed and 10,000 children need urgent help as flood damage cuts off education and basic services.
- Massive flash floods swept through Nepal's northern Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading districts on August 26, 2026, destroying roads, bridges, and power infrastructure while sweeping away entire communities.
- With at least 14 children among the estimated 332 people killed, survivors now face heightened risks of disease, malnutrition, and exploitation as the death toll continues rising.
- Eighteen schools were completely destroyed and 20 sustained damage, depriving 10,000 school-age children of safe learning spaces; dozens of facilities near riverbanks remain at risk.
- UNICEF staff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu District are distributing pre-positioned hygiene kits and emergency cash assistance to households across Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading Districts.
- Without urgent funding, the agency's ability to deliver essential health and social protection services will be severely constrained; UNICEF is appealing for $17.2 million to sustain emergency response and early recovery.
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According to UNICEF, 17,000 children are in need of emergency humanitarian assistance. India has already sent 10 tons of food, medicine and blankets, but it still needs to be able to send them to the people. The European Union has promised two million euros and the United States has promised 400,000 euros, although financial aid is welcomed by Nepal. (International).
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UN agency warns of 17,000 children in urgent need of assistance as aid reaches some Nepal survivors
Aid has begun to reach survivors of the catastrophic flash floods that swept through the mountainous border region between Nepal and China.
Children In Nepal Need Urgent Support After Massive Flash Floods
The flood zone in Nepal is today the point of convergence of the international aid led by the UN, concerned to attend to as many victims as possible, while the search continues against the clock for wounded and dead. As always extreme events occur, children suffer the most, so huge resources are being sent in order to feed, shelter and medicate those who were victims of this tragedy, many of whom are completely alone. Floods in Nepal: now it is …
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