Nepal: 19 dead in flash flood, over 100 Indians missing

At least 19 persons died in a flash flood and mudslide in Nepal on Wednesday, AFP quoted the police as saying.

Several more are feared dead. One hundred and five Indian tourists are among 291 foreign citizens reported missing after the flash floods, the Nepal Tourism Board said.

The incident occurred in the Rasuwa district along Nepal’s northern border with China. The mountainous district is located about 120 km north of Kathmandu.

The flash flood swept away several villages along the Bhotekoshi river, and damaged roads and bridges, videos posted on social media showed.

Here’s more about this and other updates based on what we know so far:

The situation

• The Nepali Army and the police had launched a search and rescue operation.
• The authorities were urging people along the Trishuli river to evacuate from the riverbanks and move to safer ground, The Kathmandu Post reported. Some of the affected villages were in Nuwakot district, south of Rasuwa.

भोटेकोसी नदी रसुवामा तिब्बत तर्फबाट ठुलो बाढी प्रवेश गरेकोले अर्को सूचना नआउँदासम्म त्रीशुली नदीको तटिय क्षेत्रका जिल्लाहरु नुवाकोट, धादिङ, चितवन, गोरखा लगायतका स्थानहरूमा उच्च सतर्कता सहित सुरक्षित स्थानमा रहन अनुरोध छ। pic.twitter.com/Zun6icZZCM— Nepal Police (@NepalPoliceHQ) August 26, 2026

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