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At least 95 people are confirmed dead after a flash flood surged from Tibet down the Bhote Koshi into Nepal’s Rasuwa district on 26 August 2026, with…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 26, 2026
Key facts — as reported 26 August 2026 (all figures provisional) Event: A flash flood surged out of Tibet down the Bhote Koshi River on the morning of 26 August 2026 (one report puts it at around 09:00 local). Rivers: Bhote Koshi and its tributary the Lhende…
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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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