NEPAL · AUGUST 2026 FLOOD
Nepal floods. A closer look at the destruction.
26 AUGUST 2026
What happened
An avalanche triggered a massive flood on the China-Nepal border, through Rasuwagadhi and Syabrubesi, then down the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli corridor. Settlements, roads and hydropower facilities lay in its angry path. BWSN assessment ↗
- 26 AUG · MORNING
The surge strikes the border corridor; markets, police facilities and riverside settlements are hit. Red Cross ↗
- 28 AUG
An alternative road into Rasuwa restores limited surface access. Situation update ↗
- 1 SEP
Planet’s Pelican image captures the border crossing after the flood. Imagery ↗
REPORTED IMPACT · NEPAL
The scale of the loss
As of 9 September 2026, 19:00 · preliminary
- Deaths reported
- 1,369
- Roads destroyed
- 41–55 km
- Agricultural land damaged
- 1,806 ha
- Estimated damage and losses
- ≈ US$2.6bn
- Reconstruction & rehabilitation
- US$4–5bn
Financial estimates are preliminary and Nepal-wide: damage estimate reported 8 September ↗; Finance Minister’s rebuilding estimate, 30 August ↗. The detailed reconstruction needs further assessment.
NDRRMA figures reported in BWSN’s 9 September update ↗. These cover the wider disaster in Nepal. “Out of contact” is not counted as a death.