Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Nepal Flash Flood Death Toll Reaches 1,252 Amid Rescue
A very large flash flood has badly damaged parts of Nepal.
Officials say 1,252 people have died.
Rescue workers have saved nearly 12,000 people and treated more than 5,000 injured people.
More than 1,100 bodies have been recovered, but only 95 have been identified and returned to families.
Thousands of people are still missing or cannot be contacted.
Different official updates gave different estimates, ranging from about 3,900 to 4,216 people.
Floodwater, landslides and debris are making searches difficult.
Nepal is receiving rescue supplies, medicines and forensic help from other countries.
DNA samples from families may help identify people who died.
Nepal’s disaster authority reported 1,252 deaths from the flash floods.
Authorities said 1,114 bodies have been recovered, but only 95 have been identified and handed to relatives.
Official updates reported about 3,900 to 4,216 people missing or out of contact.
Rescue teams have saved 11,993 people, while 5,135 injured people received medical treatment.
More than 21,000 security personnel and international teams are supporting searches, relief deliveries and DNA-based identification efforts.
- Who
- Nepalese authorities, security forces, rescue workers, affected residents and international rescue and forensic teams.
- What
- Flash floods have killed 1,252 people and prompted continuing rescue, relief and victim-identification operations.
- When
- The figures came from official updates issued Wednesday and Thursday, based on information received by Thursday noon.
- Where
- The disaster affected northern and central Nepal, including Chitwan, Nawalparasi East, Nawalparasi West, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Gorkha, Dhading and Tanahun.
- Why
- The floods were triggered by extreme weather and Himalayan hazards, causing flooding, landslides and debris in settlements and hydropower areas.
- Reported death toll
- 1,252 people
- Bodies recovered
- 1,114 bodies; 95 have been identified and handed to relatives
- Missing or out of contact
- About 3,900 in one Wednesday update and approximately 4,216 in the Thursday update
- People rescued
- 11,993
- Medical treatment
- 5,135 injured people, including 301 treated at hospitals, 3,206 by the Nepali Army and 1,628 by the Armed Police Force
- Security deployment
- More than 21,000 personnel are conducting rescue, search, relief and related operations
- Displaced people
- About 3,948 people are staying at holding centres in Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Dhading and Kathmandu
- International assistance
- India sent rescue personnel, medicines and tunnel-rescue equipment; China, Singapore, South Korea and the United States also provided teams, equipment or supplies
