Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Nepalis Turn to Missing-Person Wall After Deadly Flood
A huge flood hit Nepal after a glacier collapsed.
More than 1,200 people died, and over 4,200 are still missing.
Rescuers are continuing to search for people, including hundreds possibly trapped in power plants.
Families go to a hospital in Kathmandu to look at pictures of missing people and unidentified bodies.
They also ask guards whether anyone has found information about their relatives.
Some families have stopped expecting survivors and held ceremonies using straw figures.
Other families still believe their loved ones may be alive.
Sati Sigdel visits the hospital every day to search for her missing cousin.
The families say they are hoping for a miracle.
More than 1,200 people were killed and over 4,200 remain missing after a flood linked to a glacier collapse.
Nepali authorities continue searching, with about 900 people feared trapped inside hydroelectric power plants.
Families visit a Kathmandu hospital wall displaying photographs of missing people and unidentified bodies.
Some relatives have begun cremating straw effigies after abandoning searches for loved ones.
Other families, including Sati Sigdel, continue visiting the wall and hoping for survivors.
- Who
- Nepali families, authorities, rescuers, and people missing after the flood.
- What
- Families are searching photographs and records for missing relatives after a deadly flood, while authorities continue rescue efforts.
- When
- The report was published September 3, more than a week after the disaster.
- Where
- The searches described took place in Kathmandu, including at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital and the Pashupatinath Temple.
- Why
- Families are seeking information about missing relatives and identifying recovered bodies, while authorities search for possible survivors.
- Deaths
- More than 1,200 people were killed.
- Missing people
- More than 4,200 people were reported missing.
- Possible entrapments
- About 900 people were feared trapped in hydroelectric power plants.
- Search location
- Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu displayed photographs of missing people and unidentified bodies.
- Family response
- Some families cremated straw effigies after unsuccessful searches.
- Disaster trigger
- The flood was triggered by a glacier collapse.