Overview
- A high‑altitude bedrock and ice collapse on Aug. 26 sent a fast flood of ice, rock and mud down the Bhotekoshi–Trishuli rivers that destroyed villages, roads, bridges and hydropower sites.
- On Sept. 4 rescue teams pulled two men alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel nine days after the flood, a breakthrough that showed crews can still reach survivors in debris‑filled shafts.
- Official tallies place confirmed deaths above about 1,250 and list between roughly 4,200 and 5,600 people missing, with hundreds of hydropower workers believed trapped inside multiple tunnel systems.
- Morgues and cold storage are overwhelmed so authorities are using temporary graves and collecting DNA and photographic records to allow later identification while families hold symbolic funerals for missing relatives.
- Nepal’s disaster agency estimates damage of about NPR 387.5 billion (roughly US$2.5–3.2 billion) and has accepted targeted international technical teams for drones, tunnel search and forensic work as it begins early recovery and climate‑risk planning.