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.
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.
The death toll from the August 26, 2026, Bhote Koshi flash flood rose to 675 in Nepal on August 29, while 2 426 people remained unaccounted for. Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle said an initial estimate put the cost of rebuilding at USD 4–5 billion as loss-and-damage assessments continued.
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.
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.
Protesters set fire to Nepal’s Parliament building and other government structures in Kathmandu on September 9, 2025, during violent demonstrations against a nationwide social media ban and corruption. At least 19 people were killed in clashes with security forces, more than 300 were injured, and Rajyalaxmi Chitrakar, wife of former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal, died after protesters set her home on fire.
At least 1 fatality and nearly 30 people were reported missing as floods and landslide along the Nepal-China border destroyed the Miteri Bridge on July 8, 2025, halting trade along the key route connecting the two countries.
Flooding and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rainfall caused road blockages and multiple rescue operations across Nepal from June 18 to 20, 2025.
Forest fires burned across Mahottari, Nepal, until April 9, 2025, impacting forests and threatening nearby settlements. As of April 10, the fires along major routes such as the East-West Highway have been largely extinguished.
Nepal’s flood crisis has claimed 217 lives, injured 143, and left 28 people missing, as emergency teams continue search and rescue operations across the hardest-hit areas.
