Devastating Nepal floods kill over 1,300; UN appeal for $50 million aid

UN appeals for $50 million after Nepal floods kill over 1,300 and leave thousands missing.

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A glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border on 2026-08-26 triggered a flood that killed more than1,300 people and left more than5,600 missing across Nepal and China. ^[1] The United Nations appealed on 2026-09-04 for $50 million to help more than84,000 people in Nepal affected by the floods. ^[2] A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Tibet in early September 2026, as reported in a DH Online news brief. ^[3] Pabitra Lamsal, a45-year-old resident of Dhunge Bazaar in Nepal's Nuwakot district, said on 2026-09-04 that the flood swept away her family's two homes and rice paddy fields and that the river now flows where the houses stood. ^[4] Sumita Tamang, a33-year-old survivor, said on 2026-09-04 that she has not heard from her missing husband since the flood nine days earlier. ^[5] In the week before the earthquake, catastrophic floods on the China-Nepal border killed over 1,000 people in Nepal, according to the same report. ^[6]

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A glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border on 2026-08-26 triggered a flood that killed more than1,300 people and left more than5,600 missing across Nepal and China. · Dawn

The United Nations appealed on 2026-09-04 for $50 million to help more than84,000 people in Nepal affected by the floods. · Dawn

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Tibet in early September 2026, as reported in a DH Online news brief. · Deccan Herald

Pabitra Lamsal, a45-year-old resident of Dhunge Bazaar in Nepal's Nuwakot district, said on 2026-09-04 that the flood swept away her family's two homes and rice paddy fields and that the river now flows where the houses stood. · Dawn

Sumita Tamang, a33-year-old survivor, said on 2026-09-04 that she has not heard from her missing husband since the flood nine days earlier. · Dawn

In the week before the earthquake, catastrophic floods on the China-Nepal border killed over 1,000 people in Nepal, according to the same report. · Deccan Herald

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