Nepal Holds a Day of Mourning After Floods Kill 1,300 – WTOP News
Nearly 5,000 people are still missing, including 589 foreign nationals, as search and rescue teams continue work after the flood.
- On Monday, September 7, 2026, Nepal observed a national day of mourning to honor more than 1,340 victims of catastrophic floods that devastated Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading districts.
- Triggered by an ice-rock avalanche in the high Himalayas on August 26, floods swept through the Bhotekoshi River and Trishuli river systems, leaving nearly 5,000 people missing, including 589 foreign nationals.
- The Ministry of Home Affairs directed that national flags fly at half-mast across government offices, while the disaster displaced at least 32,000 families and destroyed around 7,500 houses.
- Authorities mobilized the Nepali Army, Nepal Police, and Armed Police Force for ongoing search operations, while specialist teams from India assist in rescuing people trapped in hydropower tunnels.
- The government declared Tuesday, September 8, 2026, a public holiday to mark Gen Z Martyrs' Day, commemorating last year's political unrest that brought the Gen Z-backed Rastriya Swatantra Party to power.
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A national day of mourning commemorates the 1,380 deaths in Nepal, while the search continues for more than 5,500 missing.
The Economic Times
Times of IndiaNepal floods: Death toll climbs to 1,355 as rescue efforts continue; nearly 5,000 still missing
In a devastating flash flood event, Nepal has witnessed a death toll surge to 1,355, with many locals and foreign nationals missing. Rescue operations are ongoing as teams scour the ravaged landscapes and critical hydropower sites. Triggered by a massive ice-rock avalanche, the floods have led to widespread destruction in northern and central Nepal, further compounded by losses reported across the border in China.
Flags were lowered to half-mast on all public buildings across the country "in honor of all those who lost their lives in the devastating and unprecedented flooding," the government ordered. The disaster has left at least 1,398 dead and more than 5,500 missing on the border between Nepal and China, according to provisional figures released Monday. Three people—two Nepalese workers and a Chinese national—were rescued safe and sound on Friday and…
Almost two weeks after the storm, the number of dead rose to 1,355, plus 14 than Sunday. 4,996 people remain missing and rescue teams remain on the ground.
El Confidencial
In the neighboring Chinese region of Tibet, also severely hit by avalanche of mud and rocks, the latest report released by the authorities raises 43 dead, while 519 missing persons
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