The Bhotekoshi in flood through Rasuwa district, Nepal
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Rasuwa flood, live

A flash flood came down the Bhotekoshi from Tibet into Rasuwa on 26 August 2026. Here is what is confirmed, what is still unknown, and who to call.

1,384confirmed dead
5,132listed missing in Nepal
13,646rescued so far

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Updated 11 Sep 2026 · 8:00 pm NPT
  1. Latest reported figures: 1,384 confirmed dead

    The confirmed death toll in Nepal has risen to 1,384, from 1,383, Nepal Police reports.

  2. विपत्तिमा दोष होइन, समाधानको राष्ट्रिय अभियान आवश्यक

    हालको विनाशकारी बाढीले नेपाललाई गहिरो शोकमा डुबाएको छ। समस्याको परिमाण स्पष्ट छ- यो सामान्य सरसफाइ वा केही दिनको राहत वितरणबाट समाधान हुने सङ्कट होइन।

  3. Tibet jolted by 3.7 magnitude quake following catastrophic flash floods in Nepal

    TIBET: An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale struck the Tibet region early Friday morning, according to the National Centre for Seismology…

  4. Latest reported figures: 1,383 confirmed dead

    The confirmed death toll in Nepal has risen to 1,383, from 1,382, Nepal Police reports.

  5. यस्तो छ देवीघाटमा पाँच दिनमा तयार एक्रो ब्रिज (तस्बिरहरू)

    काठमाडौं– नुवाकोटको विदुर नगरपालिका–५ देवीघाटस्थित तादी नदीमा नेपाली सेनाले एक्रो ब्रिज तयार पारेको छ । भोटेकोशी बाढीले गत भदौ १० मा पक्की पुल बगाएपछि नदी…

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11 September 2026, 8:58 am NPT

विपत्तिमा दोष होइन, समाधानको राष्ट्रिय अभियान आवश्यक

हालको विनाशकारी बाढीले नेपाललाई गहिरो शोकमा डुबाएको छ। समस्याको परिमाण स्पष्ट छ- यो सामान्य सरसफाइ वा केही दिनको राहत वितरणबाट समाधान हुने सङ्कट होइन।

Photograph: Online Khabar

Sources: Onlinekhabar (Nepali)
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10 September 2026, 7:19 pm NPT

यस्तो छ देवीघाटमा पाँच दिनमा तयार एक्रो ब्रिज (तस्बिरहरू)

काठमाडौं– नुवाकोटको विदुर नगरपालिका–५ देवीघाटस्थित तादी नदीमा नेपाली सेनाले एक्रो ब्रिज तयार पारेको छ । भोटेकोशी बाढीले गत भदौ १० मा पक्की पुल बगाएपछि नदी वारपार आवतजावत प्रभावित भएको थियो ।

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Sources: Khabarhub
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10 September 2026, 7:00 pm NPT

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Betrawati’s famous Ghanta Ghar. Nepal’s experience with the 2015 earthquake reconstruction, the Earthquake Housing Reconstruction Program (EHRP) Management Information System (MIS), and the disaster information systems developed by the…

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9 September 2026, 6:06 am NPT

किम्रुङ खोलाको बहाव रोकिएपछि कास्की र पर्वतमा उच्च सतर्कता : कस्तो छ जोखिम ?

काठमाडौँ – कास्कीको अन्नपूर्ण गाउँपालिका–११ स्थित किम्रुङ खोलाको बहाव एक्कासि घटेपछि पहिरो खसेर थुनिएको हुनसक्ने आशङ्कामा तल्लो तटीय क्षेत्रमा उच्च सतर्कता अपनाइएको छ ।

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Sources: Khabarhub
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8 September 2026, 10:00 am NPT

अस्ट्रेलियाकी विदेशमन्त्री वोङले गरिन् नेपाली दूतावास पुगेर शोक पुस्तिकामा हस्ताक्षर

२३ भदौ, काठमाडौं । भोटेकोशी बाढीका कारण भएको ठूलो मानवीय क्षतिप्रति दुःख व्यक्त गर्दै अस्ट्रेलियाकी विदेशमन्त्री पेनी वोङले क्यानबेरास्थित नेपाली राजदूतावास पुगेर शोक पुस्तिकामा हस्ताक्षर गरेकी छन्।

Photograph: Online Khabar

Sources: Onlinekhabar (Nepali)
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8 September 2026, 9:32 am NPT

Landslide blocks Mahakali Highway

BAITADI: A landslide occurred at Bitakam of Dogadakedar Rural Municipality-5 in the district has blocked the Mahakali Highway. It blockage obstructed vehicles entering the district.

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Sources: Nepalnews
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7 September 2026, 10:10 am NPT

भोटेकाेशी बाढी : जलवायुको मूल्य कसले चुकाउने ?

भदौ १० गते रसुवाको भोटेकोशीमा आएको विनाशकारी बाढीले पानीको सतह मात्र बढाएन, नेपालसामु एउटा असहज तर अपरिहार्य प्रश्न पनि उभ्यायो- जलवायु परिवर्तनको जोखिम बढ्दै जाँदा त्यसको मूल्य कसले चुकाउने?

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Sources: Khabarhub
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7 September 2026, 6:59 am NPT updated

Latest reported figures

The number of people rescued has risen to 13,399, from 13,098, Nepalnews reports.

Where a report describes one district or one stretch of river rather than the national figure, it is not used here. Out of contact does not mean dead.

Photograph: Nepal News

Sources: Nepalnews
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6 September 2026, 9:44 pm NPT

भोटेकोशी बाढी : वीर अस्पतालमा उपचाररत १७ जना डिस्चार्ज

काठमाडौं – रसुवाको भोटेकोशी नदीमा भदौ १० गते बुधबार बिहान आएको बाढीमा परी घाइते भएर उद्धार गरी वीर अस्पताल उपचारका लागि ल्याइएका २० जनामध्ये १७ जना डिस्चार्ज भएका छन् ।

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Sources: Khabarhub
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Updated 11 September 2026, 8:00 pm NPT

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01. Confirmed

Confirmed dead, and where

Confirmed deaths only, both sides of the border. Tap a row for the breakdown.

Where the numbers stand

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Rasuwa flash flood, 26 August 2026 · as of 11 September 2026, 8:00 pm NPT · Nepal Police

Report someone missingrescue.opmcm.gov.np · Prime Minister’s Office Give to the official funddonate.gov.np · Disaster Relief Fund Rescue helpline 1234Police 100 · Ambulance 102 · NEOC 1144

Tap any number to see where it comes from. Early counts move. Where sources disagree, the lower confirmed figure is shown.

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100Police 112Any mobile 102Ambulance 1149Disaster hotline

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Nepal1,384

The flood started in Rasuwa, but the water carried people far downstream. 5,132 people are still listed missing. A district here is where a body was found, not where the person was from.

DistrictBodies recovered
Chitwan364
Nawalparasi East229
Nawalparasi West222
Nuwakot199
Rasuwa185
Gorkha77
Dhading70
Tanahun38

Nepal Police bulletin, 11 September 2026, 8:00 pm NPT, totalling 1,384, which is the same total the bulletin itself states. The headline figure above is the same total, from the same count.

China (Tibet side) 3

Three deaths confirmed near Gyirong (Kyirong) county, just over the border from Rasuwagadhi, where the dry port and customs area were hit. China has said it is reviewing its own flood monitoring for the Kyirong valley.

Other countries 0

No deaths of foreign nationals have been confirmed. Syabrubesi is the gateway to the Langtang trek, so trekker whereabouts are being checked through the Tourist Police (1144) and trekking operators.

Updated as new figures are confirmed. Where two sources disagree, the lower confirmed number is shown.

Full casualty breakdown, district by district Who is missing, and how to report someone

02. Timeline

What happened

Pieced together from police, local officials, and news reports. Times are approximate.

08:37 NPT

Seismic stations picked up a signal near the border. The US Geological Survey first called it a magnitude 4.4 earthquake, then revised it: the signal was a magnitude 5.2 glacial collapse, not a quake.

~09:00 NPT

The Bhotekoshi River suddenly rose at the border. It wasn't raining nearby, so plain rain wasn't the cause.

Morning

Timure and Syabrubesi, two border towns, were hit hardest. Nine bank branches were swept away. The local helipad was destroyed, which slowed rescue by air.

Same day

The flood reached towns further downstream: Betrawati and Trishuli Bazar, Galchhi and Dhunge Bazaar, then past Muglin into the Narayani. 14 hydropower projects were damaged.

Ongoing

Nepal's Army, Police, and Armed Police are searching for survivors with helicopters. China has confirmed deaths on its side too.

Damage and rescue, official numbers

The same figures as the counters at the top of this page, from the same file, so the two cannot disagree. Last moved 11 September 2026, 8:00 pm NPT, from Nepal Police.

FigureCountWhat the source said
confirmed dead1,384Nepal Police: 1,384. Up from 1,383.
listed missing in Nepal5,132NDRRMA, 9 September, 11:00 NPT: about 5,132 people remained unaccounted for. The list remains under verification.
missing on the China side546Xinhua reports 546 people missing around Gyirong Port in Xizang (Tibet) as of 6pm Saturday, including 261 foreign nationals. Combined with Nepal's 2,502-person list that is 3,048 people unaccounted for across both countries, although the two countries' counts may overlap.
rescued so far13,646NDRRMA, 9 September, 11:00 NPT: 13,646 people rescued.
hydropower projects damaged14The Nepal Electricity Authority reports 14 projects damaged with a combined capacity of about 748 MW: 9 operating plants (354 MW) and 5 under construction (394 MW). Named ones include Rasuwagadhi, Chilime, Sanjen Khola, Upper Trishuli-1, Trishuli and Devighat, plus a 220 kV substation. An earlier same-day Ministry of Energy estimate said 431 MW.
damage, early estimateRs 200bnPhysical Infrastructure Minister Sunil Lamsal put damage to roads and bridges at about Rs 200 billion on 26 August, and called it preliminary. Hydropower and private property are not in that figure. The whole 42 km road from Betrawati to the Rasuwagadhi border crossing was destroyed at multiple points.
relief fund depositedRs 5.04bnPrime Minister Balen Shah said Rs 5.04 billion had been deposited in nine commercial bank accounts for flood rescue and relief, Onlinekhabar reported at 9:04pm Saturday. The same report said another US$1.8 million was deposited at Himalayan Bank and Laxmi Bank. This is money deposited in the fund, not the separate Rs 1 billion released by the government.

Search and rescue is still running, so every number here can change. Tap any counter at the top of the page for the sentence it came from.

The full hour-by-hour timeline Damage assessment, station by station

03. Cause

What may have caused it

No government has confirmed the cause yet. It was not raining nearby, so ordinary rain is ruled out. Best current read, from experts reviewing satellite images:

  1. Leading explanation

    Ice and rock fell into a mountain stream and dammed it

    Nepal's Department of Hydrology and Meteorology and independent glaciologists, using satellite images shared through ICIMOD, say an ice-and-rock avalanche blocked the Lhende Khola about 20 km upstream of the Miteri Bridge. That made a temporary lake behind the debris, which then burst. They call it preliminary.

  2. Also possible

    A glacial lake burst

    A lake of meltwater held back by ice can break free on its own, with no rain. Over 20 lakes in Nepal are rated dangerous, and many more sit unmonitored across the border.

  3. Ruled out

    It was not an earthquake

    The US Geological Survey first logged a magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 08:37, minutes before the water rose. It has since revised that: the signal was a magnitude 5.2 glacial collapse, not a tectonic quake. The tremor was the collapse being recorded, not a separate trigger.

See the source area: photos and satellite map

The Lende Khola (Lhende) valley in Kyirong county, Tibet, upstream of Rasuwagadhi. Photos are openly licensed, pulled live from Wikimedia Commons with credit.

Map centred near the suspected landslide site, about 20 km north of the border inside Tibet. Exact coordinates are approximate, from published reporting.

What caused the flood, explained in full What a glacial lake outburst flood is

04. Questions

Common questions about the Nepal flood

The things people are searching for most, answered short.

What happened in Rasuwa, Nepal?

On the morning of 26 August 2026 a flash flood came down the Bhote Koshi river from the Tibet side of the border into Rasuwa district. Timure, Syabrubesi, the Rasuwagadhi border crossing and around a dozen riverside settlements took the heaviest impact, and the water carried on down the Trishuli into the Narayani. The Nepal Electricity Authority reports 14 hydropower projects damaged, about 748 MW.

What caused the Nepal flood of August 2026?

No government has confirmed a cause. The leading explanation, from Nepal's Department of Hydrology and Meteorology and independent glaciologists working with satellite imagery shared through ICIMOD, is an ice-and-rock avalanche that blocked the Lhende Khola inside Tibet about 20 km upstream of the Miteri Bridge, forming a temporary debris-dammed lake that then burst. The US Geological Survey has reassessed the tremor recorded minutes earlier as a magnitude 5.2 glacial collapse, not an earthquake. Heavy local rainfall in Rasuwa is ruled out. Full explanation.

Which districts of Nepal were affected?

Rasuwa took the first and heaviest impact, especially Timure, Syabrubesi and the Rasuwagadhi border crossing. The surge then moved through Betrawati and Trishuli Bazar in Nuwakot, Galchhi and Dhunge Bazaar in Dhading, and past Muglin into the Narayani. Bodies have been recovered in Chitwan, Nawalparasi East and West, Gorkha and Tanahun as well. Three deaths are confirmed on the Chinese side near Gyirong.

Is Kathmandu affected?

Kathmandu itself was not flooded. The damage runs along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river valleys in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, north-west of the capital. Road links to the Chinese border through Rasuwagadhi have been badly disrupted.

What are the emergency numbers in Nepal?

Nepal Police 100, ambulance 102, fire brigade 101, traffic police 103, and 112 from any mobile phone. The National Emergency Operation Centre disaster hotline is 1149, the Nepal Police toll-free helpline is 1155, and Tourist Police is 1144. All of them are tap-to-dial on the Emergency tab.

How can I donate to Nepal flood relief?

The Government of Nepal's own channel is the Prime Minister's Natural Disaster Relief Fund, run by the Office of the Prime Minister. Bank account details and the official QR code are on the Help tab. Be careful of fake appeals, which appear within hours of any disaster.

Is it safe to travel to Langtang or Syabrubesi now?

Syabrubesi is the main gateway to Langtang trekking and was directly hit, including the loss of its helipad. Roads along the river valley have been damaged. Check with Nepal Police, the Tourist Police on 1144, and your trekking operator before travelling.

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