Nepal Flash Floods Updates: Death Toll Rises To 95, Up To 500 Missing

India dispatched 10 tonnes of HADR assistance and essential medicines to support Nepal’s response to the devastating floods, as per an 'X' post from External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

"Our thoughts are with the bereaved families and all those affected. In face of this challenge, India stands with Nepal and its people," he wrote.

Dispatched 10 tonnes of HADR assistance and essential medicines to support Nepal’s response to the devastating floods.

Our thoughts are with the bereaved families and all those affected.

In face of this challenge, India stands with Nepal and its people. pic.twitter.com/FUJdkJzi1o

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) August 26, 2026

A team of 36 people from Keralam touring Nepal was safe and away from the areas affected by the devastating flash floods, a government source said here on Wednesday.

The Chief Minister's Office was in constant touch with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for updates on Indians reportedly missing after the disaster, the source said.

"We could speak to the members of the 36-member team currently touring Nepal. They are safe and away from the areas hit by the flash flood. We are also checking with the MEA to find out whether any person from Keralam is among those reported missing," the source told PTI.

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President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday conveyed deepest sympathies to her Nepalese counterpart Ramchandra Paudel and the people of the neighbouring country on the devastation caused by flash floods there, saying that India expresses solidarity with Nepal at this difficult hour.

India stands ready to support the relief and rescue efforts of the government of Nepal for those affected by this calamity, President Murmu said in a post on X.

"I convey my deepest sympathies to Rt Hon President Mr. Ramchandra Paudel @OOP_Nepal and the people of Nepal on the devastation caused by the flash floods today. We express our solidarity with Nepal at this difficult hour," the president said.

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Keralam Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday said the state government was monitoring the situation in Nepal, where more than 100 Indians were reportedly missing after a flash flood.

The CMO said preliminary information suggested that more than 100 Indians were among those missing in the flash flood in Nepal.

It also urged families unable to contact Malayalis travelling in Nepal to inform the Chief Minister's Office.

They can contact the CMO at 9447111844 or 9747132147, it said.

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Nepal's authorities have officially updated the total death toll from the flash floods to 95 casualties.

Amid the devastating floods in Nepal, the whereabouts of 37 tourists from Tamil Nadu, who were reportedly on their way to a temple in the Himalayas are yet to be confirmed, officials said on Wednesday. Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay said that senior government officials have been put on the job to "rescue swiftly, those who are missing".

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Death toll from the Nepal floods has reached 72, with Nepal authorities saying 72 bodies were recovered across seven districts after the natural disaster.

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 Indian geostrategist Dr Brahma Chellaney stated that China's construction of the world's largest dam in the "middle of the Himalayan seismic zone" may cause a similar natural disaster to that of Nepal that could affect India's northeast and Bangladesh.

"The project, located next to the Indo-Tibetan border, is a water bomb in the making, which could drown India's northeast and wreak havoc farther downstream in Bangladesh," Chellaney wrote in his 'X' post.

"How even a moderate seismic event can trigger massive cascading effects was illustrated today when a magnitude 4.4 quake along the Tibet-Nepal border unleashed a disaster, with flash floods washing away Nepali villages," he added.

The Himalayas are the world’s most seismically active major mountain range, with a record of triggering devastating earthquakes. How even a moderate seismic event can trigger massive cascading effects was illustrated today when a magnitude 4.4 quake along the Tibet-Nepal border…

— Dr. Brahma Chellaney (@Chellaney) August 26, 2026

An initial study based on the analysis of satellite images by Planet Labs indicates that a glacier-inclusive flood occurred in the Lhende River due to a snow-rock landslide that took place on the Nepal-China border approximately 20 kilometers northeast of the Nepal-China Rasuwagadhi border crossing, according to Nepal's disaster prevention authority.

Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region saw a two-way temporary traffic restrictions have been imposed on roads leading to Gyirong Port, after a mudslide struck near the border port on Wednesday morning, as per reports citing local traffic authorities.

As per the National Centre for Seismology, the flood disaster was preceded by an earthquake in Tibet of intensity 4.9 on Richter Scale. The earthquake had the depth of 10 km.

Photo Credit: National Centre For Sesimology

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that he spoke to his Nepal counterpart Balen Shah regarding the flash floods affecting Nepal and expressed his condolences for the casualties resulting from it. 

"The people of India stand in solidarity with their sisters and brothers in Nepal at this difficult time," Modi said in an 'X' post.

He also said that India was on standby to provide humanitarian assistance to Nepal and closely coordinating resuce and relief efforts.

"India is ready to provide all possible humanitarian assistance to Nepal. Our teams are coordinating closely on rescue and relief efforts," he added.

Spoke to Prime Minister Balendra Shah and conveyed condolences on the loss of lives due to the floods in Nepal. The people of India stand in solidarity with their sisters and brothers in Nepal at this difficult time.

India is ready to provide all possible humanitarian…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 26, 2026

India will be sending relief materials to Nepal after the nation was hit with severe flashfloods.  The Indian embassy in Nepal also shared phone numbers for assistance and information related to Indian nationals affected by the floods. The emergency numbers are:

977 985 131 6807

977 970 910 7500

For assistance and information related to Indian nationals that have been affected by the flash floods in Nepal today, the following emergency numbers may be contacted:

977 985 131 6807

977 970 910 7500@MEAIndia

— IndiaInNepal (@IndiaInNepal) August 26, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping mandated all-out efforts for search and rescue operations for missing people, after a mudslide taking place in Nepal lead to deaths in Gyirong border port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, as per reports.

Nepal's Nuwakot district was hit by flash floods which lead the Trishuli river to be choked with debris.

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A minimum of eight people have died, while 384 others, including 109 Indians remain missing after a flash flood in the Bhote Koshi River swept through Nepal's Nuwakot and Dhading districts on Wednesday.

The areas of Syabru Besi and Timure in the mountainous district of Rasuwa, Nepal home to about 50,000 people, were severely affected, officials said, as they urged residents living along the Bhote Koshi river to move to higher ground.