Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Nepal Rescues Over 11,000 as Flood Death Toll Reaches 939
Severe flash floods have caused major damage in Nepal.
Rescue teams have saved more than 11,000 people.
Officials said 939 people had died and about 4,000 were still missing as of Monday.
More than 22,000 security personnel are searching for people and helping survivors.
At least 16 helicopters are being used in the rescue work.
Workers from a hydropower project were also rescued with help from tunnel experts from India and China.
Some displaced people are staying in temporary shelters.
People living near the Bishnumati River were warned to move carefully because the water rose above a danger level.
More than 11,000 people have been rescued from flood-affected areas in Nepal.
Officials reported 939 deaths and about 4,000 missing as of Monday.
More than 22,000 security personnel and at least 16 helicopters are supporting rescue operations.
Authorities said 254 workers and technicians were rescued from Upper Trishuli 1 Hydropower Project sites.
A river alert was issued after the Bishnumati River near Gongabu crossed the danger mark.
- Who
- Nepalese authorities, security personnel, rescue teams, and international tunnel experts are involved; more than 11,000 people have been rescued.
- What
- Flash floods prompted large-scale search, rescue, recovery, and evacuation operations.
- When
- The latest figures were issued on Tuesday, with the death and missing-person figures reported as of Monday.
- Where
- Flood-affected areas across Nepal, including Upper Trishuli 1 Hydropower Project sites and the Bishnumati River area near Gongabu.
- Why
- Authorities are responding to devastating flash floods, locating missing people, recovering bodies, and protecting residents in areas where river levels remain dangerous.
- Rescued
- More than 11,000 people
- Reported deaths
- 939 as of Monday
- Missing
- Around 4,000 people
- Security personnel
- More than 22,000 mobilised
- Helicopters
- At least 16 deployed
- Temporary shelter
- Arranged for 2,970 displaced people
- Bodies
- 927 sealed; 51 handed to families and 726 still unidentified