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Flash Floods in Nepal Kill 1,282; 600 Children Missing

Devastating flash floods in Nepal have killed 1,282 people, with around 600 children still missing in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts.

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The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,282 on Friday, with more than 4,700 people still missing. [1] The flash floods were triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, 2026. [2] The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said on September 4 that the death toll from the landslide in Nepal had risen to 1,287. [3] An estimated 280 children are missing in Rasuwa, and between 300 and 350 are missing in Nuwakot, according to figures compiled by local Education Development and Coordination Units. [4] Around 600 children remain unaccounted for in the Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts following the disaster. [5] A flood struck northern Nepal on August 26, caused by a landslide on the border with China about 20 kilometers northwest of the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, and traveled over 70 kilometers down the riverbed, destroying settlements and flooding large areas. [6] As many as 22 teachers and school staff members also remain missing. [7] UNICEF said that at least 22,000 children in Nepal urgently need safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene support as water systems across the country were damaged or destroyed. [8]
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  1. The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,282 on Friday, with more than 4,700 people still missing. · Hindustan Times
  2. The flash floods were triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, 2026. · Hindustan Times
  3. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said on September 4 that the death toll from the landslide in Nepal had risen to 1,287. · TASS
  4. An estimated 280 children are missing in Rasuwa, and between 300 and 350 are missing in Nuwakot, according to figures compiled by local Education Development and Coordination Units. · Hindustan Times
  5. Around 600 children remain unaccounted for in the Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts following the disaster. · Hindustan Times
  6. A flood struck northern Nepal on August 26, caused by a landslide on the border with China about 20 kilometers northwest of the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, and traveled over 70 kilometers down the riverbed, destroying settlements and flooding large areas. · TASS
  7. As many as 22 teachers and school staff members also remain missing. · TASS
  8. UNICEF said that at least 22,000 children in Nepal urgently need safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene support as water systems across the country were damaged or destroyed. · TASS
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