Update: Nepal's August floods killed at least 1,400; nearly 5,300 still missing, UNICEF says
This story has been updated: Update: Nepal's August glacier flood killed more than 1,500; recovery needs put at $4.8 billion Oct. 23, 2026
Oct. 9, 2026 — This updates our Oct. 1 report on Nepal's floods. At least 1,400 people, including 84 children, were killed and nearly 5,300 are still missing after a mass of glacial ice and rock collapsed into the Bhotekoshi, Upper Trishuli and Narayani-Gandak rivers in late August, UNICEF said, according to UN News. Six weeks on, some communities in Rasuwa remain difficult to reach and receive airlifted supplies, the Red Cross federation said.
The wall: How the missing are being counted, and by whom, was not stated.
Tier: Reported (based on UN News' account of UNICEF's and the IFRC's briefings)
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