Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Nepal Hospitals Become Search Points After Deadly Flash Floods
Severe flash floods hit parts of central Nepal after an avalanche blocked a river tributary.
The water then rushed through areas including Timure and downstream river communities.
At least 359 people died, and hundreds of others were reported missing.
Families went to hospitals carrying photographs and contact information for their loved ones.
They checked lists of rescued, injured and deceased people.
Rescue workers continued searching rivers and nearby areas for survivors and missing people.
Hospitals treated injured people and received bodies recovered from the rivers.
Some health facilities were destroyed, and one hospital reportedly ran out of space in its mortuary.
Officials were still working to confirm the numbers and identify those who had been recovered.
At least 359 people were killed in flash floods that struck central Nepal and surged downstream.
Hundreds gathered at hospitals to search for relatives and friends missing since Wednesday.
Authorities reported 826 people missing, including 590 tourists and 476 foreigners.
Rescue teams continued searching riverbanks and downstream areas along the Trishuli and Narayani rivers.
Several health facilities were destroyed, while hospitals faced overcrowding and limited mortuary space.
- Who
- Residents, tourists, rescue workers, health authorities, government agencies and security forces were affected or involved in the response.
- What
- Flash floods killed at least 359 people, left 826 reported missing and prompted hospital searches and continuing rescue operations.
- When
- The floods began on Wednesday, and families and rescue teams were searching on Thursday.
- Where
- The disaster affected Rasuwa, Timure and other parts of central Nepal, with flooding extending downstream along the Trishuli and Narayani river systems; families searched hospitals in Kathmandu and Chitwan.
- Why
- An avalanche blocked the flow of the Lhende tributary of the Bhote Koshi River, causing a sudden surge that struck Timure and traveled downstream.
- Deaths
- At least 359 people were killed.
- People reported missing
- 826 people, according to the Nepal Tourism Board.
- Missing tourists
- 590 tourists were included in the missing-person figure, including 476 foreigners.
- Hospital treatment
- Twenty injured people were receiving treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in an early Thursday update.
- Damaged facilities
- The Timure Health Post, Syafrubeshi Health Post and Rasuwagadhi Help Desk were completely damaged.
- Crowding
- Bharatpur Hospital's mortuary was reportedly running out of space, and nine bodies were sent back to Tanahun.
- Flood trigger
- An avalanche blocked the Lhende tributary of the Bhote Koshi River.