Is the Kerung border open? What the 2026 flood did to Rasuwagadhi and Nepal's only road to Tibet

Flights & Access The Rasuwagadhi–Kerung border with Tibet has been shut since the 26 August 2026 flood destroyed the Timure customs area, the Miteri bridge and the… By Laxman Rawal · Aug 26, 2026 Read the full story

No. The Rasuwagadhi—Kerung border is closed, and has been since 26 August 2026. The flash flood that came down the Bhote Koshi that morning destroyed the Nepali border post at Rasuwagadhi, the Miteri Friendship Bridge over the frontier and most of the customs… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

What Rasuwagadhi—Kerung is, and why it matters

The Rasuwagadhi border sits at the head of the Bhote Koshi gorge in Rasuwa district, facing the Chinese port of Gyirong — known in Nepal as Kerung — across the frontier. The crossing opened in December 2014, and its importance jumped sharply just months… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

The flood hit the trade artery itself

What makes this event different from an ordinary landslide is where the water went. The flood surged down the Lhende Khola and Bhote Koshi straight into Timure, the settlement on the Nepali side of the border where the customs infrastructure sits. Fiscal… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

What the closure means for trade

With Rasuwagadhi down, Nepal loses its principal overland channel for Chinese imports at exactly the wrong time of year: the run-up to the autumn festival season, when demand for vehicles, garments and consumer goods peaks. When the 2025 closure hit, traders… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

This corridor is the only do-not-travel zone in Nepal

The Rasuwagadhi—Timure—Syabrubesi corridor is the single piece of ground the United States has told its citizens to stay out of entirely. On 31 August the State Department kept Nepal at Level 2 nationwide and carved out one Level 4 "do not travel" area… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

What it means for overland Tibet and Kailash travel

Rasuwagadhi—Kerung is not only a trade route — it is the road every overland Tibet trip and every overland Mount Kailash pilgrimage from Nepal now takes. The classic journey runs from Kathmandu up the Pasang Lhamu Highway to Syabrubesi and Rasuwagadhi (a… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

The bottom line

The 26 August flood was a human tragedy first, and our main event report and our Langtang trek-access update cover the toll and the trekking picture. But the same water also severed Nepal's busiest overland tie to China. For traders, that means delayed cargo… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

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