• Floods and landslides kill at least 32 in Nepal, Himlung avalanche toll reaches 11

    Floods, landslides, and other rain-related disasters have killed at least 32 people across Nepal since September 24, 2026, while rescue teams have recovered 11 bodies from the September 27 Himlung Himal avalanche. Updated figures from Baglung and Manang raised the combined minimum from all incidents to at least 43 by October 1, with five avalanche victims still missing.

  • Landslide blocks Hongu Khola River in Solukhumbu, raises downstream flood risk, Nepal

    A landslide blocked the Hongu Khola River near Gudel in Mahakulung Rural Municipality, Solukhumbu District, Nepal, on September 11, 2026, forming a temporary impoundment and prompting warnings for downstream communities. Water later began flowing over the debris barrier, reducing the immediate danger, but district police said the risk of a sudden release had not completely passed.

  • Bhote Koshi flash flood death toll rises to 489 in Nepal as upstream barrier lake overflows

    The death toll from the August 26, 2026, Bhote Koshi–Trishuli flash flood in Nepal has risen to 489 as of August 28, while Nepal Police reported 2 381 people as unaccounted for in a provisional count that has not yet been reconciled with earlier government figures. Rescue operations were temporarily suspended after a newly formed barrier lake upstream near the Nepal-Tibet border began overflowing, prompting renewed flood warnings along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors.

  • More than 60 dead as intense rainfall hits Nepal and northern India

    At least 63 people were killed after days of intense monsoon rainfall triggered widespread landslides and flash floods across Nepal and northern India between October 3 and 5, 2025. Nepal’s eastern Ilam District suffered the heaviest toll, with 35 deaths, as rivers, including the Koshi, exceeded danger levels. Dozens remain missing, and thousands were forced to evacuate as authorities opened all 56 sluice gates of the Koshi Barrage and suspended air and road traffic.

  • Extreme rainfall leaves over 260 dead or missing in Nepal

    Floods caused by extreme rainfall since Thursday, September 26, 2024, have claimed more than 130 lives across Nepal. On Saturday, September 28, the country saw the heaviest rainfall in 54 years after 323 mm (12.7 inches) of rainfall was recorded in just 24 hours. Around 136 people remain missing while over 3 000 people have been rescued so far.

  • Record rains hit Nepal’s Kanchanpur

    Kanchanpur district in Nepal experienced severe flooding after record-breaking rains on July 8, 2024. This was the heaviest rainfall for the region in the past 78 years, with some regions crossing the 600 mm (23.62 inch) mark. The flooding caused 4 deaths and 1 person was reported missing.