Nepal flood relief: how to help
Every link here goes to the Government of Nepal’s own fund. This site never handles money, and says openly which details it could not cross-check.
This site never handles money
There is no donate button here and no payment processor. Every account below belongs to the Government of Nepal, transcribed by hand from the Prime Minister’s Office’s own published graphic on 26 August 2026. Check the account name at your bank before sending anything.
Prime Minister’s Natural Disaster Relief Fund
Nepal’s own government fund for disaster rescue and rebuilding, run by the Office of the Prime Minister. It is the only channel this site recommends, because it is the only one whose accounts can be checked against an official published source.
The official donation website is down
pmrelief.opmcm.gov.np was not loading when last checked on 26 August 2026. Until it is back, the bank details and QR code below are the best available source, and there is no live official page to cross-check them against. That is stated plainly rather than hidden.
| Bank | Account number |
|---|---|
| Himalayan Bank (USD account) | 01905631210046 |
| Standard Chartered Bank Nepal | 01013243801 02013243801 |
| Rastriya Banijya Bank | 1130100003762001 1130100000006006 |
| Everest Bank | 00100105200270 00101102200012 |
| Nepal Bank | 00211600510039000003 00200100510039000001 |
| Global IME Bank | 00401010000057 00411010000005 |
| Nabil Bank | 1710017505285 |
| Agricultural Development Bank | 0100201002907014 |
Prime Minister’s Relief Fund (general fund, not disaster-specific):
| Bank | Account number |
|---|---|
| Rastriya Banijya Bank | 1430100000025006 1430100001164001 |
Official QR code
Published by the Office of the Prime Minister of Nepal. Sourced 26 August 2026.
What the government has released so far
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Central disaster relief fund | Rs 1 billion |
| Rasuwa district | Rs 10 million |
| Nuwakot district | Rs 10 million |
| Dhading district | Rs 5 million |
Keep this separate from the damage figure. Rs 200 billion is the preliminary estimate of what the flood destroyed in roads and bridges; Rs 1 billion is what has been released for relief. The two are not comparable and are never added together on this site. See the full damage assessment.
Help that is not money
Blood
Blood is needed after any disaster. The Nepal Red Cross Society runs collection across Kathmandu and the districts.
Verified information
Local photographs with a date and place, missing-person details given to the police, and shelter reports are what response teams actually work from. Accurate information is scarcer than money in the first week.
Free-licence photographs
If you photographed the affected area, uploading to Wikimedia Commons under a free licence lets every newsroom and aid agency use it, not just one.
How to spot a fake relief appeal
Fake appeals appear within hours of every disaster in Nepal, and they are convincing. Five checks that catch most of them:
- Check the account name, not the account number. A legitimate fund’s account is in the name of the institution, not a person.
- Be suspicious of personal wallets. Relief funds do not collect through individual mobile-wallet numbers.
- Ignore deadlines. "Send tonight or it is too late" is a pressure tactic, not a relief operation.
- Check the domain carefully. Lookalike domains with an extra hyphen or a swapped letter are the standard trick.
- Verify against a government source. If the appeal cannot be traced back to an official published page, treat it as unverified.
Nepal Police do not ask for payment to search for a missing person. Neither does any legitimate rescue organisation.