The death toll from large-scale flooding in northern Nepal has exceeded 900 people, according to the Nepal National Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Authority’s report released on August 31. The agency confirmed a total of 903 human casualties.
Chitwan district recorded the highest number of fatalities at 272, followed by eastern Nawalparasi with 207 deaths and western Nawalparasi with 151 victims.
The flooding event, which began on August 26, has affected approximately 93,000 people. Many homes were destroyed or severely damaged, several bridges washed away, and roads damaged. As of the latest update, 267 individuals are injured, with 156 having been discharged from hospitals. Six surgical medical teams have been deployed to the affected areas.
Over 4,247 people remain missing, including 592 foreign nationals and an additional 127 Nepalese citizens who were traveling with foreigners at the time of the disaster. The Nepalese authorities have also confirmed that hundreds of tourists are missing due to landslides linked to the flooding.
More than 20,800 law enforcement personnel, including police, military forces, and armed police units, are involved in search and rescue operations. To date, 10,451 individuals have been rescued through more than 400 helicopter flights that have delivered aid and evacuated victims. Dozens of trucks carrying food, medicine, generators, and other essential supplies have arrived in the affected regions. Unidentified bodies of victims are currently located in 21 hospitals nationwide.
The Nepalese government has begun burying some remains as part of its crisis management efforts. According to Rinchen Rakshaev, Envoy-Counsellor at the Russian Embassy in Kathmandu, the number of missing Russians has increased to nine.
