The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority coordinates Nepal’s flood and disaster response as floods threaten communities and demand urgent resilience measures.
Rescue teams are clearing a key highway as Nepal and Tibet confront a rising flood threat from a glacier-induced lake upstream. Authorities warn of renewed flooding as water levels rise, with hundreds of missing and thousands displaced across the region.
A glacial collapse on 26 August has produced torrent floods that have killed more than 1,395 people and left over 5,600 missing across Nepal and Tibet. Rescue teams have been recovering bodies, searching buried hydropower tunnels and remote villages, and racing to control newly formed barrier lakes that are threatening further flooding and hampering access.
Rescue teams have expanded operations in Nepal and Tibet after a Himalayan flood swept through the region, killing hundreds and leaving thousands missing. Authorities warn of further rainfall and rising water flow upstream as foreign nationals are among the missing.
Authorities say dozens have died and thousands are reported missing as floods and landslides hamper rescue work in Nepal and neighboring Tibet. Rescue teams are mobilizing and security personnel are on the ground amid ongoing operations.
Nepal is facing a devastating flood crisis after a glacier collapse triggered floods along the Trishuli River. Authorities report thousands missing and reconstruction costs rising, as global leaders call for urgent climate action and international support to cope with mounting disaster risks.
Heavy rainfall from a Bay of Bengal depression has damaged over 1,000 houses in Uttar Pradesh and triggered evacuations in Odisha and Nepal, as authorities warn of continuing risk. One state reports dozens injured; schools are closed and power supplies are disrupted as relief efforts continue.
A landslide has blocked the Budhi Gandaki River in Gorkha district, about 100km west of Kathmandu, and has sent a muddy flood downstream. Authorities have rescued at least 82 people and reported no confirmed deaths; five people remain missing. Army and police teams are conducting evacuations and monitoring the river by helicopter as officials warn downstream districts to move to safer ground.