Nepal Seeks Disaster Relief as Floods and Landslides Kill 193

Nepal's government issued a formal disaster relief appeal on August 31, 2026, after monsoon floods and landslides killed 193 people, with 31 still missing. The Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa District, near China, overflowed amid 51 incidents in one 24-hour span. The appeal signals the toll has outstripped Nepal's routine emergency capacity.