Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Nepal Flash Flood Death Toll Reaches 1,385; Thousands Missing
A very large flood hit parts of Nepal after an ice-and-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border.
The disaster happened on August 26.
Officials say 1,385 people have died and more than 5,000 are still missing.
Rescue teams have saved 13,676 people.
Floodwaters destroyed homes, roads, bridges, vehicles and hydropower projects.
At least 43 people also died on the Chinese side, while more than 500 people remain missing in Tibet, according to Chinese media.
Hundreds of Nepalese workers stranded in China have returned home.
Eight people from Sikkim who were traveling to Kailash Mansarovar also safely returned.
Authorities in Nepal, Sikkim and India helped coordinate rescue and repatriation efforts.
Nepal’s flash-flood death toll rose to 1,385, with 5,130 people still reported missing.
The disaster followed an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26.
Authorities have rescued 13,676 people while joint security teams continue search operations.
At least 703 Nepalese nationals stranded in China returned through the Tatopani border point.
Eight Sikkim residents undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra also returned home safely.
- Who
- People in northern and central Nepal, Nepalese nationals stranded in China, and eight Sikkim pilgrims were affected.
- What
- An ice-rock avalanche triggered flash floods that caused deaths, destruction and widespread displacement.
- When
- The flash floods began on August 26; Nepal’s death toll was reported on Friday.
- Where
- Northern and central Nepal, areas near the Nepal-Tibet border, Tibet and parts of China.
- Why
- The avalanche triggered flooding, while the Bhotekoshi River carried the floodwaters downstream.
- Nepal death toll
- 1,385
- People still missing in Nepal
- 5,130
- People rescued in Nepal
- 13,676
- Nepalese nationals returned from China
- 703, including 205 women and 498 men
- Deaths reported on the Chinese side
- At least 43
- People missing in Tibet
- More than 500, according to Chinese media reports
- Sikkim residents returned
- Eight Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims