Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Nepal Floods Kill More Than 150 as Rescue Efforts Expand
Severe floods and landslides have caused more than 150 deaths in Nepal.
Many people, including Indian pilgrims and members of the Isha Foundation, are still missing.
Rivers swept through villages, roads, bridges and cars.
Some mountain areas are difficult to reach because roads have been destroyed.
Helicopters are being used to deliver help and search for survivors.
Hydropower plants and other important infrastructure were also damaged.
India has sent food, medicine, shelters and other supplies to Nepal.
Floodwater is also affecting Tibet, and officials in Bihar are preparing for more water downstream.
Nepal’s flood death toll has surpassed 150, while 133 Indian Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims remain unaccounted for.
Flooding and landslides damaged communities, roads and bridges across several Nepali districts, cutting off ground access.
Nineteen motorable bridges and a 42-kilometre road toward the Rasuwagadhi border were reportedly destroyed.
Eight operating hydropower plants totaling 354 MW were damaged, along with five projects under construction.
India has sent 10 tonnes of relief supplies, while Bihar prepares for increased water flows through the Gandak system.
- Who
- People in Nepal, Indian pilgrims, Isha Foundation members and residents near the Tibet and Bihar border regions are affected; Nepalese, Indian and Chinese authorities are responding.
- What
- Severe flooding, landslides and river surges have caused deaths, disappearances and extensive damage to communities and infrastructure.
- Where
- The worst-affected Nepali areas include Rasuwa, Dhading, Nuwakot, Chitwan, Gorkha, Tanahu and Nawalparasi East; impacts were also reported near Gyirong in Tibet and the Gandak system in Bihar.
- Why
- Heavy floodwater and landslides caused rivers to overflow and damaged roads, bridges, power plants and communications networks.
- Nepal death toll
- More than 150 people, according to the report headline.
- Missing Indian pilgrims
- 133 Indian pilgrims traveling the Kailash Mansarovar route are unaccounted for.
- Damaged bridges
- Nineteen motorable bridges were reportedly destroyed.
- Destroyed road
- A 42-kilometre road between Betrawati in Nuwakot and Rasuwagadhi was wiped out.
- Hydropower damage
- Eight operating plants totaling 354 MW were damaged, along with five plants under construction.
- Indian aid
- India flew 10 tonnes of relief supplies to Nepal and planned additional deliveries.
- Tibet impact
- Chinese officials reported three deaths and 265 missing near Gyirong, describing the figures as preliminary.