Nepal flash floods aftermath LIVE: Death toll near 1,250 as more than 4,000 still missing

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Workers instal a cableway to cross Trishuli river at Indrayani Ghat in Bidur in Nuwakot district, Nepal, following deadly flash floods and mudslides, in this handout obtained by Reuters on September 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters

T he death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal surged to 1,050 on Tuesday (September 1, 2026), with security forces recovering more bodies from eight districts of the country, officials said. Nearly 4,000 people, including 583 foreigners and 83 security personnel, still remain missing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said.

Watch | How a school in Nepal saved 900 students from a devastating flash flood

Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah, meanwhile, said that the devastating flood that entered Rasuwa through the Bhotekoshi River bordering Tibet last week was due to climate change. Mr. Shah further said that climate change is a global contribution and disaster response remains a global responsibility.

The number of Indian nationals rescued in the wake of the devastating flash floods in Nepal stands at 163, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, as India sustained its relief and rescue efforts in coordination with Nepalese authorities. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also said a 19-member specialised forensics team from India that began functioning in Kathmandu on Sunday (August 30), as well as a tunnel rescue team deployed in Nepal in a statement shared along with the post.

The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal surged to 1,050 on Tuesday (September 1, 2026), with security forces recovering more bodies from eight districts of the country, officials said.

Rescuers struggled to trace those stranded amid intermittent rainfall and a fresh flood alert as water levels rose in rivers across eastern, central and western parts of Nepal.

Nearly 4,000 people, including 583 foreigners and 83 security personnel, still remain missing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said.

A devastating glacial collapse in Nepal that unleashed deadly floods was a “warning signal” over the growing risks climate change poses to the Himalayan nation, its foreign minister told AFP on Tuesday.

“We believe that this disaster should be seen as a warning signal to the risk that climate change poses to Nepal,” Shisir Khanal said in an interview with AFP nearly a week since the tsunami-like wave of freezing water , rocks and debris carved a trail of destruction.

Nepal's foreign minister calls the recent glacial disaster a critical climate change warning, urging international support for adaptation and justice.

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