592 foreign nationals are still missing in the Nepal flood, here is who your family should actually call

Safety & Advisories Nepal's disaster authority counts 592 foreign nationals among the missing after the 26 August flood. Here is the official route for families abroad. By Laxman Rawal · Aug 31, 2026 Read the full story

Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority counts 592 foreign nationals among the missing after the 26 August flood on the Nepal—Tibet border, out of 4,247 unaccounted for nationally. If someone you know is on that list, one official… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Why so many foreigners were on one road

Rasuwagadhi is not a trekking accident. It is a border post — the only overland road from Nepal into Tibet — and late August is the peak of the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage season, reopened this year after a five-year pause, with at least 25,000 Indian… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

The nationality breakdown, and why it keeps moving

The clearest official breakdown Nepal has published came from the foreign ministry at 15:30 Nepal time on 28 August, covering 632 foreign nationals from 33 countries. It is a snapshot of one afternoon, not a register. Three days later the same ministry… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

What governments are actually doing

The Emergency Control Room is the single clearing house, and Nepal has asked missions, aid agencies, families and the public to route enquiries through it rather than social media. Identification is the slow part. DNA samples are being taken from every… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

What to do if someone is unaccounted for

One , register the person with your own foreign ministry's consular emergency line — that is what puts them on the list your embassy in Kathmandu works from. Two , contact Nepal's Emergency Control Room directly; it takes contact from families, not only… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Questions families are asking

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