Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Nepal Flood Death Toll Reaches 1,355 as Searches Continue
A huge flash flood hit parts of Nepal after an ice-rock avalanche in the Himalayas.
The disaster destroyed homes, roads, and other infrastructure.
Nepal says at least 1,355 people have died.
Nearly 5,000 people are still missing, including hundreds of people from other countries.
Rescue workers are searching through mud, collapsed buildings, and damaged houses.
They are also looking inside tunnels at hydropower projects.
Hundreds of workers may be trapped in those tunnels.
Teams are continuing to search for survivors and victims 13 days after the disaster.
Nepal’s disaster authority says the flash-flood death toll has reached 1,355.
Nearly 5,000 people remain missing, including 589 foreign nationals.
The floods followed an ice-rock avalanche in the high Himalayas.
Searches are continuing across damaged communities in northern and central Nepal.
Rescue teams are searching hydropower-project tunnels where hundreds of men are believed trapped.
- Who
- Nepal’s disaster authorities, police, soldiers, and rescue teams are searching for missing people; nearly 5,000 people remain missing.
- What
- Flash floods killed at least 1,355 people and caused widespread damage after an ice-rock avalanche.
- When
- The search was continuing 13 days after the disaster; the latest death toll was reported by Nepal’s disaster authority.
- Where
- Northern and central Nepal, including flood-affected hydropower projects and communities in districts such as Rasuwa and Nuwakot.
- Why
- The floods followed an ice-rock avalanche in the high Himalayas.
- Reported death toll
- 1,355
- People missing
- Nearly 5,000
- Foreign nationals missing
- 589
- Time since disaster
- 13 days
- Main search locations
- Damaged homes, villages, and hydropower-project tunnels
- People believed trapped
- Hundreds of men at hydropower projects
- Affected area
- Northern and central Nepal