The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 903 on Monday (August 31, 2026), with bodies continuing to be recovered, while 4,247 people are still missing following the disaster, authorities said. So far, 272 bodies have been recovered from Chitwan, 207 from Nawalparasi East, 151 from Nawalparasi West and 62 from Gorkha districts, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said.
Similarly, 95 bodies have been recovered from Nuwakot, 55 from Dhading, 37 from Tanahu and 24 from Rasuwa. The disaster authority said 4,247 people are also missing, including 99 security personnel and 591 foreigners.
At least 933 workers are believed to be trapped at around half a dozen hydropower projects in Nepal following last week’s floods, the country’s disaster management authority said on Monday (August 31, 2026).
Prime Minister Balendra Shah has said the country is facing an “unimaginable and heartbreaking” disaster with authorities struggling to assess the full scale of devastating floods that have killed hundreds.
The huge wave of ice, rocks and debris that smashed into villages and towns on Wednesday (August 19) has claimed at least 797 lives in both Nepal and Tibet, across the border in China. (The Hindu)