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]