Overview
- The government announced on Monday that it has ended active search-and-rescue after the Aug. 26 Bhotekoshi–Trishuli disaster, reporting 1,455 confirmed dead and 5,285 still missing.
- Officials said teams will stop systematic body searches but will recover any remains, property or valuables found during rehabilitation and will carry out emergency rescues if new survivors are discovered.
- Kathmandu has recommended a NPR 559.18 billion reconstruction budget and official assessments estimate hundreds of billions of NPR in physical damage and total losses from the flood.
- Preliminary scientific analysis points to a sudden high‑altitude glacier or slope collapse near the Nepal–Tibet border as the likely trigger, and the government plans lake‑drainage work, sensors and flood‑forecasting measures to reduce future risk.
- The decision leaves many families divided, with DNA sampling, temporary burials and consular searches continuing as hundreds of foreign nationals remain unaccounted for and tens of thousands face displacement and rebuilding needs.