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Nepal has confirmed 1,410 dead and 6,145 still missing from the 26 August Bhote Koshi flood. Dated figures, and why the numbers you see elsewhere…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 26, 2026
Figures as of 17 September 2026 Nepal's disaster authority reports 1,410 dead and 6,145 still missing as of 19:00 on 17 September, including 587 foreign nationals , and 13,756 people rescued . It says the missing list was revised after 110 bodies were…
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According to reports, the surge originated roughly 25 kilometres inside Tibet and came down the Bhote Koshi at around 09:00 local time, with the maximum flooding channelled through the Lhende Khola, a Bhote Koshi tributary. The water hit the border zone…
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Nepal Police spokesman Abi Narayan Kafle, speaking for the Bagmati Pradesh Police, said at least 95 people were confirmed dead. Earlier tallies through the morning had been far lower — reports cited 8, then 31, then 72 — because the toll rose steadily as…
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The flood also caused what Chinese authorities described as "major casualties" at Gyirong Port on the Tibetan side. Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported three people dead and 265 missing across the border. As on the Nepali side, those were the figures…
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The Bhote Koshi–Trishuli corridor is one of Nepal's most important hydropower valleys, and the flood cut straight through it. The Nepal Electricity Authority said around 430 MW of production, transmission and distribution capacity was damaged, naming six…
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Nepal mobilised the Nepal Army, the Armed Police Force and Nepal Police, with helicopters and medical teams, to reach cut-off villages along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) convened…
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Crucially, authorities have not yet established a cause for the floods, and experts have put forward three competing explanations. Nepal's Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal said an earthquake triggered an avalanche or landslide that blocked the Bhote Koshi; the…
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For trekkers, the geography matters. Syabrubesi is the road-head where essentially every Langtang Valley trek begins, reached along the Pasang Lhamu Highway from Kathmandu, and Timure sits on the Rasuwagadhi border road. In other words, the flood struck the…
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The Rasuwa and Langtang region will need time to repair roads, bridges and trails. When access is restored, trekking here directly supports the local economy's recovery. If you are considering the region for the autumn season or beyond, talk to us first — we…
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We are based in Pokhara and we are following this story. Figures are provisional and we date every one of them.