26/08/2026
Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi Flood: Current Status
1. Human Casualties:
• 70 bodies have been recovered so far that have not yet been identified.
2. Missing Persons:
• 79 security personnel are missing – including 26 members of the Nepalese police, 9 members of the armed police, and 44 members of the Nepalese army.
• According to preliminary information from the tourism association, 384 tourists/travelers have not yet been contacted – 291 foreigners and 93 Nepalese. It has not yet been confirmed whether they disappeared in the flood; the investigation is ongoing.
• 60 employees of the Langtang Khola hydroelectric power plant are missing.
• 35 employees of the Nepalese electricity authority are missing.
3. Property and Infrastructure Damage:
• Eleven hydroelectric power plants were damaged, resulting in a loss of 431 MW of electricity generation.
• 19 bridges and 40 km of roads were damaged, and traffic is disrupted.
• More than 20 suspension and road bridges between Rasuwa and Malkhu were washed away, including the bridge to Dhading Besi.
More than half a dozen bank and financial institution offices were destroyed.
More than 25 telecommunications sites were damaged—including NTC and Ncell cell towers and equipment, as well as fiber optic cables in the Timure, Syafrubesi, and Nuwakot areas, including NTC's fiber optic cable to China.
Flood early warning systems were damaged at six locations in Rasuwa, Dhading, and Nuwakot.
The administration building of the Central Prison and the Nepalese Police Security Unit building in Khampakamp, Nuwakot Bidur N.P.-6, were damaged—the outer wall and vehicles were damaged—but all 800 prisoners are safe.
4. Current Hazard Warning:
The lake that formed at the site of the dammed Lende Khola River has not yet fully opened, Gorkhapatra reported, citing information from China. The Bhotekoshi-Trishuli area remains at risk of flooding.
5. Government Measures:
• A meeting of the National Council for Disaster Preparedness and Management was held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister.
• All government mechanisms have been mobilized for search, rescue, relief, health, and safety measures, the Foreign Minister informed Parliament. Search and rescue operations are the highest priority.
Six districts have been declared disaster areas.
• Eleven hydroelectric power plants were damaged, and 431 megawatts of power generation were lost due to the flooding.
Nine people have died in the floods, the Foreign Minister reported.
291 foreign nationals and 93 Nepalese tourists are missing.
More than half a dozen bank and financial institution buildings were washed away.
26 members of the Nepalese police, nine members of the armed police, and 44 members of the Nepalese army are missing.
• All 800 prisoners at the central prison are safe; damage to outer walls and vehicles.
• Damage to the flood early warning system at six locations in Rasuwa, Dhading, and Nuwakot.
• Flooding in Rasuwa: 19 bridges and 40 km of roads damaged, traffic disrupted.
• Six districts declared disaster areas: Drones may be used for rescue operations without authorization.
• 60 employees of the Langtang Khola hydropower project are unreachable.
• 35 employees of the Nepal Electricity Authority are unreachable.
More than 20 suspension and road bridges between Rasuwa and Malkhu were washed away by the floods, including the bridge to Dhading Besi and other important bridges.
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