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Nepal Flood Death Toll Soars Past 1,450; Over 6,000 Still Missing After Devastating Flash Floods
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News18•20-09-2026, 18:00
Nepal Flood Death Toll Soars Past 1,450; Over 6,000 Still Missing After Devastating Flash Floods
- •The death toll from last month’s devastating flash floods in Nepal has crossed 1,450, with more bodies recovered from affected areas.
- •Originating near the Nepal-Tibet border, the floods devastated towns and villages in northern and central Nepal, sweeping away homes, vehicles, roads, bridges, and damaging hydropower projects.
- •Nepal Police estimate around 6,000 people remain missing, with search efforts continuing across river stretches, debris fields, and damaged hydropower projects.
- •Identifying the dead is a major challenge, as many bodies are severely damaged or decomposed, making identification difficult; nearly 1,300 bodies have been temporarily buried after DNA collection.
- •The floods also killed 43 people on the Chinese side, with over 500 still missing there.
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The death toll from the August 26 flash floods in Nepal has reached 1,451, with approximately 6,000 people still remaining missing.
Chitwan district recorded the highest fatalities with 367 recovered bodies, followed by Rasuwa with 236, Nawalparasi East with 232, and Nawalparasi West with 222 bodies.
Bodies swept downstream have often been severely damaged, decomposed, or found only in parts due to prolonged immersion and debris exposure, making visual identification difficult and necessitating DNA collection for temporary burials.
