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Nepal floods live: A view of damaged houses at a residential area by mud-laden floodwaters following a flash flood caused by an outburst in the Bhotekoshi River, in Nuwakot on Thursday. (Nepal's TV Today)

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• 28 Aug 2026, 07:03:56 AM IST

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• 28 Aug 2026, 05:50:30 AM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: Australians missing rises to 39 as Australia pledges aid

  The number of Australians reported missing after the devastating Nepal floods has risen from 35 to 39, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. The government is also providing A$5 million in aid for affected communities.

  Wong said Australia will send three humanitarian response specialists within 48 hours to support teams already working on the ground.

• 28 Aug 2026, 05:10:47 AM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: Barrier lake grows as rescuers move to safer ground

  BREAKING: Nepal & China issue new flood warnings as two newly formed Himalayan lakes could reportedly burst within days.

  — Polymarket (@Polymarket) August 27, 2026

  CGTN reported that Chinese rescue teams captured footage of a barrier lake forming near the Nepal-China border, with water building up behind rocks and debris. Chinese authorities warned that forecast rainfall could further increase the risk of the lake breaching.

  Reuters reported that some Nepali rescuers, including Pawan Koirala and his team of 13, moved to higher ground after the warning.

• 28 Aug 2026, 04:23:36 AM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: Rising lakes spark fears of fresh flooding in Himalayas

  Nepal and China have warned of a renewed flood threat as two lakes formed by debris and glacial activity near their border continue to raise concerns. Nepal’s disaster authority said a lake created by a river blockage was rising and could burst, urging residents, rescuers and others to stay away from riverbanks and vulnerable areas.

  China has separately warned that around 3 million cubic metres of water could enter a dammed lake over the next three days, increasing the risk of a breach.

• 28 Aug 2026, 04:19:38 AM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: Andhra pilgrims recount narrow escape after Kathmandu delays

  A group of pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh, including Visakhapatnam DLDA Chairman Gadu Venkatappa, survived the devastating floods in Nepal after a delay in their China visa processing kept them in Kathmandu.

  The group later saw a dam collapse around 80 km from their destination. The driver quickly moved their vehicle to safety before floodwaters swept across the route, PTI reported.

• 28 Aug 2026, 03:40:58 AM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: Berkshire woman among 33 missing British nationals

  According to BBC, Leena Bector from Slough has been identified as one of the 33 British nationals still missing after the devastating flash floods in Nepal.

  Fishtail Tours and Travels said Bector was among 27 people linked to the company who remain unaccounted for. Her husband told The Times he plans to travel to Nepal to be there when she is found.

• 28 Aug 2026, 03:34:54 AM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: How other countries are responding to deadly floods

  Several countries and international organisations are stepping up relief efforts after the deadly flash floods near the Nepal-Tibet border. India has sent 10 metric tons of essential supplies, while the US is providing $500,000 in emergency funds and deploying a disaster response adviser.

  The UK has pledged £5 million, China has arranged emergency supplies and financial aid, and the EU has offered further assistance. The Red Cross has also launched a $31 million emergency appeal after releasing $1.25 million for immediate relief.

• 28 Aug 2026, 02:57:26 AM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: Eknath Shinde speaks to stranded Maharashtra state presidents

  According to PTI, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde spoke with state presidents who are stranded in Nepal following the catastrophic flash floods that struck the country on August 26.

  Shinde reached out to check on their situation as rescue and relief efforts continue amid the worsening impact of the disaster.

• 28 Aug 2026, 02:54:48 AM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: Red Cross warns of risk from possible second flood

  David Fisher, head of the Red Cross delegation in Nepal, says warnings of another potential flood have left volunteers and local communities deeply concerned.

  Speaking to the BBC, Fisher said relief teams are moving supplies cautiously from Kathmandu, with the threat of further flooding creating additional risks for people still in vulnerable areas.

• 28 Aug 2026, 01:42:45 AM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: Around 90 US citizens unaccounted for after deadly floods

  About 90 US citizens remained unaccounted for in Nepal on Thursday, according to officials, with many believed to have been travelling to Mount Kailash in Tibet on pilgrimage.

  Among those missing is 45-year-old Venus Rajnikant Patel, an Indian-born US citizen. His friend Jolene Gosha told the Associated Press that friends are hoping he managed to escape the hotel where he was staying as floodwaters swept through the border area.

• 28 Aug 2026, 01:40:56 AM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: 290 Indians still uncontactable, 84 rescued, India says

  India’s Ministry of External Affairs says 290 Indian citizens remain uncontactable following the devastating floods in Nepal.

  The figure appears to include workers as well as tourists. The ministry says 84 Indians have been rescued so far - 63 workers from the Trishuli-I hydropower project and 21 people from Tamil Nadu.

• 28 Aug 2026, 12:53:56 AM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: Could Nepal disaster trigger a flood emergency in India?

  The devastation in Nepal is raising concerns for India as Himalayan rivers including the Gandaki, Kosi and Bagmati flow downstream into Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.

  Bihar is particularly vulnerable to flooding, with much of the water feeding its northern rivers originating outside the state. Experts warn that debris and sediment carried downstream could raise riverbeds and put embankments at greater risk.

• 28 Aug 2026, 12:42:51 AM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: Glacial collapse that triggered floods originated in Nepal, officials say

  Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority says the glacial collapse occurred on Langtang Lirung mountain, on the Nepali side of the border. Nepal’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology has also confirmed the finding.

  The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) independently found that the collapse happened on the Nepali side. Officials say ice, rocks and debris blocked the Lhende River before the temporary dam broke, sending a destructive flood downstream.

• 28 Aug 2026, 12:24:08 AM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: Rajasthan suspends senior citizens’ Kathmandu pilgrimage till Aug 31

  According to PTI, the Rajasthan government has temporarily suspended its Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme’s Kathmandu journey until August 31 following the devastating floods in Nepal.

  Devasthan Minister Joraram Kumawat said the move was taken over concerns about the safety of elderly pilgrims amid damaged infrastructure. He added that the pilgrimage will resume with a revised schedule once conditions improve.

• 27 Aug 2026, 11:47:57 PM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: 667 missing, including 540 foreign nationals, tourism board says

  Nepal’s Tourism Board says 667 people are missing after the flash floods near the Nepal-Tibet border. The figure includes 540 foreign nationals from 31 countries and 127 Nepalese citizens. Indians account for the largest group, with 178 missing.

  The board says 31 foreign nationals have been rescued, while earlier government figures had put the number missing at 910.

• 27 Aug 2026, 11:44:27 PM IST

  Nepal flash floods LIVE: Death toll rises to 389, Nepal Police says 466 rescued

  Nepal Police says 389 people have been confirmed dead following the devastating flash floods, while 466 people have been reported injured and rescued.

  According to the latest police update, Chitwan recorded the highest number of recovered bodies at 137, followed by Nawalparasi East with 87 and Dhading with 33. Rasuwa recorded 289 of the 466 injured and rescued people.

• 27 Aug 2026, 11:01:52 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Red Cross launches $31 mn appeal for Nepal disaster response

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: The Red Cross launched an emergency appeal for $31 million Thursday to respond to the devastating flash floods and landslides that struck the Nepal-Tibet border.

  The Switzerland-based International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched the appeal for 25 million Swiss francs the day after releasing one million francs to support the immediate lifesaving response.

  The appeal is to cover emergency disaster response followed by supporting the medium and long-term recovery, over the next two years.

  "While we are getting a clearer picture of the scale of devastation, we know that entire villages were washed away and needs will grow in the coming hours and days," IFRC secretary general Jagan Chapagain said in a statement.

  "Communities that have lost homes and livelihoods will need sustained support as they recover and rebuild."

  via AFP

• 27 Aug 2026, 10:25:45 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Delhi govt tracks travellers; 25 return from Mansarovar

  Nepal floods LIVE updates:The Delhi government is currently gathering information about city residents who travelled to flash flood-affected areas in Nepal and beyond.

  A group of 25 individuals who visited Mansarovar before the natural disaster has returned, officials informed on Thursday.

  At least 290 Indians remain missing, and around 200 others are stranded on the Chinese side following devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, with New Delhi in constant contact with authorities in both nations to coordinate their rescue, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.

  Officials are collecting information about other residents who went on personal trips to affected regions.

  via PTI

• 27 Aug 2026, 10:24:38 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Death toll nears 400, reports AFP

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Rescue teams waded through mud on Thursday searching for more than 1,400 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck the Nepal-Tibet border, as the death toll rose again to 392, with entire villages swept away.

  Experts warned of the risk of further floods a day after the devastating tsunami-like wall of freezing water and mud wiped out towns under a torrent of sludge, engulfing homes, smashing bridges and dams, and sweeping vehicles away like toys.

  Many of the missing are foreign tourists, including trekkers in the Himalayan nation, as well as scores of Hindu pilgrims to Tibet's sacred snow-capped Mount Kailash.

  via AFP

• 27 Aug 2026, 10:15:48 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: MoFA establishes emergency response team

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Official Account of Nepal Embassy, New Delhi posted on X, "In view of the recent flash floods in Rasuwa district, which has resulted in massive loss of life, damage to infrastructure, and reports of missing persons including foreign nationals, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Government of Nepal, has established an Emergency Response Team (ERT) with immediate effect."

  "The ERT shall serve as the central coordinating body within the Ministry to facilitate search, rescue, information verification and consular assistance in respect of foreign nationals affected by, missing in, or otherwise connected to the flood incident," it added.

• 27 Aug 2026, 09:56:43 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Indians rescued from Trishuli-1 Project

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Here is a list of Indians rescued from the Trishuli-1 Project:

  1. Suresh Singh Rajput

  2. Sumit Kumar Khare

  3. Mukesh Kumar

  4. Sachin Kumar

  5. Jashmant Singh

  6. Chandan Tiwari

  7. Devan Kumar Shah

  8. Amrendra Kumar Yadav

  9. Om Prakash Yadav

  10. Sampat Kumar

  11. Neeraj Kumar Thakur

  12. Jay Hansda

  13. Sunil Kumar Singh

  14. Upendra Barnmal

  15. Rahul Kumar Gupta

  16. Neeraj Kumar Patel

  17. Sanover Alam

  18. Upendra Bhasin

  19. Yogesh Kumar

  20. Md Akram Alam

  21. Md Inzamamul Haque

  22. Abhishek Kumar

  23. Abhishek Yadav

  24. Mangal Singh

  25. Pankaj Kumar Shah

  26. Nilesh Kumar

  27. Ashutosh Mankopadhyay

  28. Lakshman Tiwari

  29. Ganguli Patel

  30. Indrajeet Kumar

  31. Gyan Singh

  32. Jay Krishna

  33. Nagesh Tallur

  34. Shahrukh

  35. Nipindra Mandal

  36. Saddam Hussain

  37. Raj Kumar Tiwari

  38. Alok Kumar Shah

  39. Arun Kumar Shah

  40. Satyendra Kumar Singh

  41. Bittu Kumar

  42. Adi Abed Basumatary

  43. KK Pandey

  44. Abhishek Tiwari

  45. Akash

  46. Pradeep

  47. Ranjan Kumar

  48. Pavan Lodhi

  49. Anil

  50. Vijay Prasad

  51. Narayan Bahadur

  52. Janmejay Singh

  53. Sunil Giri

  54. Roshan Kumar

  55. Vishamer Singh

  56. Suhail Mustafa

  57. Nilesh

  58. Pramod Gupta

  59. Jitendar Ram

  60. Nitesh Kumar Singh

  61. Nijauadin

  62. Kavi Kumar

  63. Rohit Verma

• 27 Aug 2026, 09:54:49 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: 'Unable to locate a woman...,' Congress leader

  On the flood situation in Nepal, Congress leader T. S. Singh Deo told news agency ANI "A very distressing situation has developed there... We were unable to locate a woman—a family acquaintance who had arrived from England—until yesterday, despite our efforts. There are many others—around 300 to 400 people—whose whereabouts and condition remain unknown. We are all concerned and hope that relief reaches them as soon as possible."

  "Naturally, in such situations, a country extends a helping hand, and we all wish to contribute and assist the citizens of Nepal... All initiatives must be coordinated with that nation's government—you cannot simply send your own helicopters or relief supplies unilaterally. It has to be done through the Government of Nepal, so the governments are certainly in communication with each other," the leader added.

• 27 Aug 2026, 09:43:36 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Toll rises to 362

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: The death toll rose to 362 on Thursday, including 359 in Nepal and three in Tibet, according to news agency PTI.

• 27 Aug 2026, 09:19:44 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: 17 Gujarat-linked persons missing

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: The number of Gujarat-linked persons reported missing following devastating flash floods in Nepal has risen to 17, the authorities said on Thursday, as the state government stepped up coordination with the Centre to assist those stranded.

  The updated list released by the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) added six more persons to the earlier list of 11 missing or untraceable persons.

  These 17 include persons linked to Ahmedabad, Anand, Rajkot, Valsad, Surat, Kheda, Amreli, Gandhinagar and Vadodara, with several of them being foreign citizens of Indian origin, an official statement said.

  As per the SEOC list, four of them are from Gandhinagar, three each from Surat and Kheda, two persons each from Vadodara and Anand, one each from Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Amreli.

  The list includes citizens of the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand who are originally from Gujarat.

  Several of those on the list were travelling on the Kailash Mansarovar route through Nepal, while others were last known to be near the Friendship Bridge and the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border or in the Bagmati region near the Friendship Bridge, the statement said.

  via PTI

• 27 Aug 2026, 09:03:27 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Ex-IAS officer stranded in Nepal, shares video

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: A former IAS officer Shiva Prasad is stranded in flood-hit Nepal in Baga Township near Mount Kailash. “About 34 of us started our Kailash Mansarovar Yatra on August 23 and reached here via Kathmandu and Lhasa. On the day of the unfortunate incident, we were in Lhasa. From Lhasa, right now we are in a place called Darchen, which is at the foothills of Mount Kailash. In the background, in fact, you can see Mount Kailash. Here, there are about 500 Indians; all of them are fine and safe. Of course, some of them are travelling back through different routes. We are going back via Lhasa. So, as far as the other travellers’ plans are concerned, to some extent, they were disrupted. But there is no panic here, and all pilgrims are safe, fine and healthy," Prasad said in a self-made video.

• 27 Aug 2026, 08:58:23 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: How Nepal flood shows growing risks of climate change in Himalayan region

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Scientists are pointing to a glacier collapse as the cause of a devastating flash flood that killed at least 350 people and left many more missing near Nepal’s border with China, a mountainous region that’s increasingly imperiled by the effects of man-made climate change.

  Initial assessments based on seismic and satellite data, as well as videos of the event, indicate that a very large section of a glacier detached and collapsed. That in turn caused seismic waves equivalent to a 5.2 magnitude earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey. Ice from the glacier may then have blocked the Lhende Khola river, causing water to quickly accumulate and ultimately surge downstream.

  “What we’ve certainly confirmed – there was a large ice avalanche, probably a mixture of ice and rock, which detached and then became fluid and then transformed into this devastating flood,” said Simon Allen, a research associate at the University of Zurich who studies glacial hazards in the Himalayas.

  Nepal is particularly vulnerable to flash floods because of its mountainous terrain and rapidly melting glaciers. Such events are becoming more frequent as global warming accelerates the ongoing thaw in the Himalayas, an area that holds more snow and ice than any place on Earth besides the Arctic and Antarctica. The development has a cascading effect — from mudslides to water scarcity — for the nearly 2 billion people living downstream from Himalayan-fed rivers, according to the United Nations.

  Himalayan glaciers melted 65% faster between 2010 and 2020 than during the previous decade, the UN said, while the risk of glacial lake-related flooding across the broader Hindu Kush Himalaya region is expected to roughly triple by the end of the century.

  “When you put together all the physical understanding that the glaciers are retreating, permafrost is thawing, it certainly adds up,” said the University of Zurich’s Allen. Experts are concluding “that we are seeing and we are expecting these events to become more frequent,” he said.

  While a definitive cause of the Aug. 26 floods has yet to be established, analysis so far indicates the snout of a glacier at an elevation of roughly 5,200 meters broke away and began to make a steep descent to the valley floor, melting ice and gathering sediment as it did so, said Dan Shugar, a geomorphologist and an associate professor at the University of Calgary. The mountains have been shrouded in clouds, meaning the precise chain of events is likely to be better understood once satellites can do a clearer examination.

  via Bloomberg

• 27 Aug 2026, 08:55:40 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: 77 members of Isha Foundation missing in Tibet

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: A group of 77 pilgrims from the Isha Foundation remain missing after a massive flash flood struck areas near the China-Nepal border, killing hundreds and leaving thousands missing.

  The flash flood struck Gyirong Township in the Tibet Autonomous Region on Wednesday morning, sweeping through villages and towns near the China-Nepal border. It killed three people in Tibet and 359 in Nepal, while hundreds remain missing.

  The 77-member group, led by Isha Foundation, an organisation founded by Indian spiritual leader Jaggi Vasudev, Sadhguru, has remained out of contact.

  The Isha Foundation organises multiple Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimages each season. Groups travel from Kathmandu through Nepal to Tibet, with trekking on foot as part of the pilgrimage.

  In a message posted on his official Facebook page on Wednesday, Sadhguru said one of his Kailash pilgrimage groups was caught in the flash flood while returning to Nepal.

  The group was at the immigration office in Gyirong when the flood struck, reportedly inundating the building and much of the town. Three volunteers were stuck in Timure, Nepal, he said.

  Sadhguru said there was no official information on the whereabouts of those missing at the immigration office.

  via PTI

• 27 Aug 2026, 08:31:09 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Nepal PM shares update on rescue ops

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: In a post on Facebook, Nepal PM Balendra Shah said that 13,295 security personnel from the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force, and Nepal Police have been mobilised to give high priority to the search and rescue operation. “This includes 7,250 from the Nepal Police, 4,200 from the Nepal Army, and 1,845 from the Armed Police Force,” he said.

  "573 people have been rescued by operating 69 air flights today. Additional helicopters have been kept on standby, and private helicopters have also been mobilised for rescue and relief under the government command and coordination system."

  “The work of relocating stranded citizens and security personnel in affected areas, including Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading, to safer places is ongoing. Temporary accommodation has been arranged in schools and public/community buildings for the immediate settlement of about 3,500 people.”

• 27 Aug 2026, 07:51:38 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: 910 missing amid fresh major flood risk

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: The death toll in the devastating flash floods in Nepal has risen to 359, while 910 people remain missing or out of contact, as authorities intensify search, rescue and relief operations amid a warning of another major flood threat from a newly formed lake upstream of the Lhende River.

  According to the latest "Rasuwa Bhotekoshi Flood Search, Rescue and Relief Update" issued by Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) up to 6:20 PM (local time) on Thursday, 359 bodies have been recovered from eight districts.

  The highest number of casualties has been reported in Chitwan, where 132 bodies have been recovered, followed by Nawalparasi East with 82, Gorkha with 30, Dhading with 33, Nuwakot with 28, Tanahun with 22, Rasuwa with 17 and Nawalparasi West with 15.

  The Gorkha figure includes various human body parts, according to the NDRRMA update.

  Of the 910 people reported missing or out of contact, the figures include 28 Nepal Police personnel, 44 Nepal Army personnel, 13 Armed Police Force personnel, 15 Customs Office personnel and four Immigration Office personnel.

  via ANI

• 27 Aug 2026, 07:50:03 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Chinese Premier Li visits flood-affected areas in Tibet

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday visited the Gyirong Township near the Nepal border post in Tibet, where 558 people were reported missing after a massive flash flood that caused heavy casualties.

  The flash flood struck the Gyirong Township in the Tibet Autonomous Region on Wednesday morning. It swept through villages and towns near the China-Nepal border area, killing three in Tibet and 359 in Nepal, and leaving hundreds of others missing.

  State-run Xinhua news agency quoted local officials as saying that 558 people were reported missing in Tibet after a massive flash flood that caused heavy casualties.

  The rescue work is hampered by a huge barrier lake, which Chinese officials, carrying out relief operations at the site, apprehend will cause a massive secondary disaster.

  An eight-member advance team from China Anneng, a state-owned engineering and rescue enterprise, arrived in Gyirong County on Thursday with communications and detection equipment to collect key data and support efforts to address an upstream blockage or barrier lake, which is a top priority, Xinhua news agency reported.

  via PTI

• 27 Aug 2026, 07:27:27 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: How visa rejection saved Bengal woman from flood fury

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: A woman from West Bengal had her visa rejected days before she was scheduled to travel for Kailash Mansarover pilgrimage. Upset, she changed her plans and instead travelled to Ladakh, where she was staying when the news of the Nepal floods came. the group with which she was supposed to travel is uncontactable currently, while the woman, 61-year-old Tapati Singha, is returning home in Kolkata. Read full story

• 27 Aug 2026, 07:16:51 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Officials say NRI couple from Odisha missing after Nepal flash floods

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Efforts are on to trace an NRI couple from Odisha who have gone missing in Nepal following devastating flash floods, officials said on Thursday.

  Sandeep Mohapatra and his wife Sidharthi Kumari Sahu, originally from Khurda district and settled in Australia since 2018, have been untraceable since the flash floods hit the Himalayan country, Pritish Panda, the nodal officer appointed to assist distressed Odias in Nepal, said.

  "We are trying to establish contact with them, but have failed so far. Their mobile phones were found switched off," Panda told PTI.

  The couple reached Nepal from Australia on August 22 to visit tourist spots.

  Sandeep spoke to his family in Khurda on the evening of August 25 while travelling by bus near the Tibet border, his brother Sworup Mohapatra said.

  "We received information about the devastation on August 26, and since then, we have been unable to reach out to my brother and sister-in-law," Sworup said.

  The couple has a son residing in Odisha, he said.

  via PTI

• 27 Aug 2026, 07:02:51 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: In fresh update, MEA says 285 Indians uncontactable

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Detailing a fresh update on the status of missing Indian nationals in flood-hit Nepal, ministry of external affairs on Thursday said that 285 Indians are still uncontactable, while 33 workers of the Trishuli-I project and another group of 21 from Tamil Nadu have been rescued.

• 27 Aug 2026, 06:38:24 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: 11 from Gujarat missing in flood-hit Nepal

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Eleven persons from Gujarat remain missing in flood-hit Nepal, with authorities establishing contact with one woman who was earlier reported untraceable but was found to be safe later, officials said on Wednesday.

  The Gujarat State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) had earlier received information that 12 persons from the state were missing following the devastating floods in Nepal.

  Relatives had called SEOC and district emergency centres to share information about the people who were untraceable after the flood.

  However, authorities later established contact with Roma Dilipbhai Intwala, a resident of Valsad, and found that she was safe in Nepal, reducing the number of missing persons from Gujarat to 11, according to an official status report shared by the SEOC.

  via PTI

• 27 Aug 2026, 06:31:28 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: Current response mechanism inadequate for scale of devastation, say experts

  Nepal floods LIVE updates: As rescue and relief operations continued in flood-ravaged Nepal, climate experts and activists on Thursday said the scale of the disaster has overwhelmed existing response capacity, with affected families in the worst-hit districts struggling for food, shelter and access to relief.

  Binod Prasad Parajuli, executive director of the Climate Risk and Resilience Lab in Nepal, said that the government has been responding, but the scale of devastation exceeds the existing response mechanisms and capacities, which aren't able to meet the extent of the damage and loss.

  "The government of Nepal and related stakeholders' first priority is saving lives. Within that response window, the government, security forces, local authorities, and other stakeholders are working to locate any citizens who might still be trapped and alive. To do this, drone teams have been deployed from Kathmandu and are in the field trying to locate trapped individuals using thermal and optical cameras," Parajuli, who is currently leading efforts with the Nepal PMO and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said. - PTI

• 27 Aug 2026, 06:11:50 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: Authorities say 667 people missing

  Nepal floods LIVE: Nepal Tourism Board on Thursday said that 667 people are missing after Wednesday's flash floods. The missing people include 11 Indian nationals as well. The board also shared helpline numbers as rescue operations continue to locate the missing people.

• 27 Aug 2026, 06:07:08 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: Balendra Shah visits flood-hit Nuwakot

  Nepal floods LIVE: Prime Minister of Nepal Balendra Shah on Thursday visited the Army Training Centre at Battar Bazar in flood-affected Nuwakot district to take stock of the prevailing situation and review ongoing search and rescue efforts following the devastating flash floods that have caused widespread destruction across the country.

  The Prime Minister's visit comes as one of the worst-affected areas of Nuwakot continues to grapple with damaged infrastructure, blocked roads, displaced residents, and ongoing efforts to locate people feared trapped beneath mud and debris.

  The Devighat area of Nuwakot, one of the worst-hit locations, has suffered extensive damage, with raging floodwaters severely damaging roads, rupturing buildings and leaving several neighbourhoods homeless, according to accounts from residents speaking to ANI from the ground.

  Resident Janak Bahadur Nepali said his house was destroyed in the flooding and that residents were facing difficulties arranging food and shelter.

  via ANI

• 27 Aug 2026, 06:05:51 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: People from more than 30 countries missing

  Nepal floods LIVE: Catastrophic flash floods in a border area of China and Nepal have killed at least 353 and left more than 1,300 people missing as of Thursday. Many were foreigners in the area for trekking, guided tours or a pilgrimage to a sacred Hindu site.

  The number of missing from Wednesday's disaster may vary across agencies because of differences in how they collected data, when it was reported and how it was verified, as well as gaps in coordination between those assembling data and those conducting rescue efforts in the affected area.

  The people reported to be missing are from these countries: Nepal. China, India, US, Ukraine, Malaysia, Britain, Canada, Australia, South Korea, Singapore, Germany, Russia, South Africa, Latvia, Japan, New Zealand, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Ireland, Netherlands, Belarus, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Lithuania, Philippines, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Serbia and Sweden.
  
  via AP

• 27 Aug 2026, 05:56:08 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: High alert in parts of UP; vulnerable rivers being monitored

  Nepal floods LIVE: The administration has sounded a high alert in Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts of Uttar Pradesh, while stepping up the monitoring of the Gandak and other water bodies downstream of rivers in Nepal, following devastating flash floods in the neighbouring country that have killed at least 177 people and left thousands missing.

  The administration in Uttar Pradesh, which shares its northern borders with Nepal, has said its focus is on continuous river monitoring, alerting vulnerable villages and keeping relief-and-rescue teams ready for any possible flood situation.

  The Nepal floods triggered after an ice-rock landslide blocked a river near the country's border with China. The floods have affected several districts and left at least 826 people missing, according to Nepal's disaster management authorities.

  via PTI

• 27 Aug 2026, 05:41:33 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: 3 bodies recovered from Gandak river in UP's Maharajganj

  Nepal floods LIVE: Three bodies, including those of two women, were recovered from the Gandak river in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district on Thursday after they were apparently swept downstream from flood-hit Nepal, officials said.

  A rescue team of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), while monitoring the river and adjoining areas, spotted the bodies being carried by the strong current, they said.

  The team used a motorboat to retrieve the bodies and sent them to the mortuary at the district headquarters, officials informed further.

  The identities of the deceased were not immediately known. Necessary procedures are being carried out to establish their identities, while the SSB and district administration are in touch with the authorities concerned in Nepal to trace their relatives, they said.

  SSB Inspector Arun Pandey said three bodies believed to have been swept into the Gandak from Nepal had so far been recovered in Indian territory.

  The river is flowing rapidly following heavy flooding in Nepal and more bodies could potentially be swept into Indian territory, Pandey said.

  via PTI

• 27 Aug 2026, 05:27:16 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: Two Tiruchirappalli tourists missing, families seek help

  Nepal floods LIVE: Two tourists from Tiruchirappalli who travelled to Nepal as part of a Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage group have gone missing following floods in the country, with their families making emotional appeals to the authorities for information about their whereabouts.

  Vimala Ravi (49), a resident of Saraswathi Garden in Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, had travelled to Nepal through a Chennai-based private travel agency along with a group of 49 people for the pilgrimage.

  According to the travel agency staff, Vimala Ravi had last contacted them and informed them that she was heading to the immigration office. Since then, there has been no information about her.

  Her family members said they have been unable to establish contact with her for the past two days and urged the Central Government to intervene and provide details about her safety.

  Speaking to ANI, Vimala Ravi's brother Satheesh said, "My sister had gone to Nepal for the Kailash Yatra. She contacted us around 8 am yesterday and said that she was at the Chinese immigration office. After that, we have not been able to contact her. The Central Government should clearly inform us about what happened to her. Not being able to reach her for two days has caused great fear and anxiety among us."

  Vimala Ravi's daughter Madhumitha said her mother had left for Nepal on August 14 and was expected to return home on Thursday.

  "It is extremely painful for our family that she has been caught in the floods. We have been unable to contact her for two days and are going through immense anguish," she said.

  Vimala Ravi's husband Ravi said the travel agency informed the family that they were unable to establish contact with the entire group.

  "The travel agency has informed us that they are unable to establish contact with the entire group. We have no information about what has happened to my wife even at this moment. We appeal to the Central Government to immediately provide us with information about her condition," he said.

  via ANI

• 27 Aug 2026, 05:25:45 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: Why have authorities issued a fresh flood warning?

  Nepal floods LIVE: A lake formed at the site where the flood in Nepal occurred is rising and is at risk of bursting, the country's disaster authority said on Thursday, as it appealed to residents and rescuers to stay away from the river banks.

  The blockage of a river on Wednesday led to the lake's formation, the authority said.

• 27 Aug 2026, 05:19:57 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: Toll surges to 353

  Nepal floods LIVE: At least 353 people have been killed so far, AP reported citing police officials. Nearly 800 have been declared missing after floods hit Nepal's Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers. About 100 missing Indian nationals have now been located, news agency Reuters reported citing authorities.

• 27 Aug 2026, 05:11:53 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: Fresh flood warning in Bhotekoshi river

  Nepal floods LIVE: Nepal authorities have issued a fresh flood warning in Bhotekoshi river, citing satellite images which showed a lake had been formed at the site where the flood in Nepal occurred. The lake is rising and is at risk of bursting, the country's disaster authority said on Thursday, as it appealed to residents and rescuers to stay away from the river banks.

  The blockage of a river on Wednesday led to the lake's formation, the authority said.

• 27 Aug 2026, 04:46:19 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: 332 dead as rescuers find more bodies

  Nepal floods LIVE: The death toll in Nepal flash floods has risen to 332, local media reported, amid the ongoing rescue operations after flash floods struck parts pf Nepal bordering Tibet on Wednesday.

• 27 Aug 2026, 04:23:34 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: Over 40 private helicopter flights ferry relief from Kathmandu

  Nepal floods LIVE: More than 40 charter flights by private helicopters have taken off from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on Thursday to carry relief supplies to flood-affected areas of Nepal, including Rasuwa, authorities said.

  The flights were coordinated and managed by the Nepal Army, with its 14th battalion stationed at the airport overseeing the transportation of relief materials from a collection centre to private helicopters, the Kantipur newspaper reported.

  The flash floods have caused widespread devastation across three districts of Nepal, with the death toll rising to 270 after 93 more bodies were recovered, Nepal Police said on Thursday.

  According to an official at the Kathmandu Airport Office, more than 40 private helicopter charter flights had been completed by 2 pm, while over 20 helicopters remained on standby at the airport, Kantipur reported.

  The Nepal Ministry of Home Affairs was also preparing to mobilise some of the helicopters stationed at the airport for rescue and relief operations in the affected areas, it said.

  Nepal Army helicopters have also been making regular flights to flood-hit areas to rescue civilians and transport relief materials, according to the report.

  via PTI

• 27 Aug 2026, 04:16:13 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: Nepali students in Delhi worry for relatives after flash floods

  Nepal floods LIVE: "I am unable to focus on my studies. My family is safe in Kathmandu, but some of my relatives live near the border of the affected area, and we are worried about them," said Bikas, a Delhi University student from Nepal, as he continuously checked his phone for updates on the devastating flash floods back home.

  The flood surged through the Bhote Koshi River, affecting Rasuwa and Dhading districts bordering Tibet. The floodwaters later spread to Nuwakot and Chitwan, damaging at least four permanent bridges and several temporary ones.

  While many students' immediate families are safe in Kathmandu, they expressed concern for relatives living closer to the affected areas and relied on updates from their families.

  "My family lives in Kathmandu, so they are safe, but some of my relatives live near the border of the area where the flooding has occurred. They are not exactly in the affected region, but we are still worried because the situation is uncertain," said Suyog Bansal, a DU student from Nepal.

  Another student, Nitya from JNU, said her family in Kathmandu informed her that her brother's friend is missing and they are trying to connect with him.

  "My brother's friend had gone near the area that is flood-affected, and my brother told me that he's not able to connect with him. My family in Kathmandu has been in touch with his family and updating me. We are all worried because we do not know how the situation will develop," she said.

  The students noted that being away from home made the situation more challenging, particularly as they depended on phone calls and messages for information.

  "Whenever there is news of a flood, the first thing I do is call my family. They tell me that everyone is fine, but it is still difficult to concentrate on studies when you know your relatives are living close to an affected area," said Bikas.

  via PTI

• 27 Aug 2026, 03:59:31 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: India sends more relief material

  Nepal floods LIVE: India on Thursday dispatched second batch of relief material to flood-hit Nepal.
  “The second consignment of 37.5 tonnes of HADR material, medicines and food packets has been handed over to Mr. Mahabir Pun, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation to support Nepal’s flood relief and rescue efforts,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

• 27 Aug 2026, 03:37:05 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: 1,500 people missing, reports Reuters

  Nepal floods LIVE: Nearly 1,500 people are missing, including over 700 tourists, after the deadly Nepal-Tibet floods, news agency Reuters reported.

• 27 Aug 2026, 03:30:15 PM IST

  Nepal floods LIVE: MEA sets up control room, see details

  Nepal floods LIVE: The ministry of external affairs has set up a control room in view of the situation in Nepal in the aftermath of floods.