Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Nepal Flash Floods Leave Students Anxious Over Relatives
A powerful flood hit several parts of Nepal after an ice-rock landslide blocked a river.
The water rushed through districts near the Nepal-China border and damaged bridges and roads.
Many people are missing, and hundreds have died.
Some Nepali students studying in Delhi have families who are safe in Kathmandu.
However, some of their relatives live closer to the flooded areas.
One student said her brother’s friend could not be reached.
The students keep calling their families and checking messages for news.
They are also supporting one another while trying to continue their studies.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs said 288 Indians were still missing, while 21 people from Tamil Nadu had been rescued.
Flash floods from the Bhote Koshi River affected Nepal’s Rasuwa and Dhading districts near Tibet before spreading to Nuwakot and Chitwan.
An ice-rock landslide blocked a river near the Nepal-China border, triggering the floods.
The disaster damaged at least four permanent bridges, several temporary bridges, roads and major highways.
Nepal’s disaster management authorities reported nearly 826 people missing, while the death toll reached 270.
Nepalese students at Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University said they were worried about relatives and shared updates from home.
- Who
- Residents of several Nepalese districts, Nepali students in Delhi, and Indian nationals were affected or reported missing.
- What
- Flash floods damaged bridges, roads and highways, killed 270 people and left nearly 826 people missing, according to Nepalese authorities.
- When
- The death toll and missing-person figures were reported on Thursday.
- Where
- The flooding affected Rasuwa, Dhading, Nuwakot and Chitwan in Nepal, near the Nepal-China border and Tibet.
- Why
- An ice-rock landslide blocked a river near the Nepal-China border, triggering the flash floods.
- Reported death toll
- 270 people
- People missing in Nepal
- Nearly 826, according to Nepal’s disaster management authorities
- Indians missing
- 288, according to the Ministry of External Affairs
- Indians rescued
- 21 people from Tamil Nadu
- Affected districts
- Rasuwa, Dhading, Nuwakot and Chitwan
- Bridge damage
- At least four permanent bridges and several temporary bridges were damaged
- Reported cause
- An ice-rock landslide blocked a river near the Nepal-China border