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Glacier flood in Nepal kills 1,400, 5,700 missing

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Flash Floods Kill 1400

Flash floods from a glacier collapse on 26 August killed 1,400 people in Nepal.
UNICEF says more than 5,700 are missing and over 80,000 need aid.
UN Population Fund says 5,030 pregnant women are affected, with 750 complications and 550 due next month.
Army helicopter rescued 21-year-old Pooja Pariyal and her infant after three days on Trishuli hospital roof.

Summary

Energy Minister Reports

The government estimates reconstruction will cost US$4.8 billion.
Floods destroyed a 40-megawatt hydropower plant and transmission towers in the Rahuganga River.
Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha says more than 800 hydropower project workers remain missing.
Prime Minister Balendra Shah warned the UN that floods signal growing climate-change dangers.
An avalanche on Himlung Himal killed two, rescued ten, and left fourteen expedition workers missing.

History

Historical Context

The 7.8-magnitude Gorkha quake on 25 April 2015 shattered Kathmandu, killing 8,962 people and prompting a $3 billion donor pledge, with the United Nations and UNICEF among contributors. Twelve years later, monsoon floods have left 5,700 missing, with Energy Minister Biraj Shrestha reporting 800 rescue workers and Prime Minister Balendra Shah warning heightened climate risk. The twin disasters highlight Nepal’s persistent vulnerability.

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Flash Floods Kill 1400

Flash floods from a glacier collapse on 26 August killed 1,400 people in Nepal.
UNICEF says more than 5,700 are missing and over 80,000 need aid.
UN Population Fund says 5,030 pregnant women are affected, with 750 complications and 550 due next month.
Army helicopter rescued 21-year-old Pooja Pariyal and her infant after three days on Trishuli hospital roof.

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