Coverage dated September 11, 2026 to September 17, 2026
Nepal raises flood missing toll by nearly 1,000 people to 6,150
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The scale of the flood was unlike anything witnesses had seen before.
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Two weeks after the devastating flash floods, the number of dead and missing continues to rise. At Kathmandu’s public hospital, as well as outside the military base in Bidur, hundreds of photographs of missing people have been put up.
A catastrophic flood in Nepal that left thousands missing began with a collapse of ice and rock high in the mountains—a warning that disaster planning must prepare for chains of hazards, not isolated events, experts say.
Nepal’s catastrophic flood of August 26, 2026, is first and foremost a human tragedy. By September 2, over 1,100 people had been confirmed dead and thousands missing. The flood, triggered by a massive collapse of rock and ice near Langtang Lirung mountain peak, also destroyed roads, bridges and hydr…
The himalayan flash flood that devastated northern Nepal on August 26 was an unprecedented disaster. The death toll continues to rise, with nearly 1,400 people now confirmed dead and 5,130 still missing, including around 600 foreign nationals from 35 countries.
