Nepal raises flood missing toll by nearly 1,000 people to 6,150

FILE PHOTO: A motorcyclist rides through thick mud with flood-damaged houses in the background following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 11, 2026. - Reuters

KATHMANDU: Nepal's disaster authority said Wednesday (Sept 16) it had sharply revised up the number of people considered missing after the August 26 flood to 6,150, following data collection and verification in affected districts.

"We have been collecting details on the missing people from the district offices, and revised the data after verification," disaster authority spokeswoman Shanti Mahat said.

Thank you for your report!

Weeks after Nepal flood, thousands still missing and most recovered bodies unidentified

Nepal’s tiger population grows, but rescue centres struggle for space

India approves electricity exports to flood-hit Nepal

资料照片：2026年9月11日，尼泊尔努瓦科特县德维加特，致命的突发洪水和泥石流过后，一名摩托车手骑过厚厚的泥浆，背景是洪水冲毁的房屋。——路透社

加德满都：尼泊尔灾害管理部门周三（9月16日）表示，在受灾地区收集和核实数据后，已将8月26日洪灾后失踪人数大幅上调至6150人。

“我们一直在从区办事处收集失踪人员的详细信息，并在核实后修改了数据，”灾害管理部门发言人珊蒂·马哈特说。

感谢您的报告！

尼泊尔洪灾数周后，仍有数千人失踪，大部分找到的遗体身份不明。

尼泊尔老虎数量不断增长，但救助中心却面临空间不足的问题。

印度批准向受洪水侵袭的尼泊尔出口电力