Flood update, 12 September 2026
It is now 17 days since the ice and rock avalanche struck the upper Bhote Koshi. Search and recovery continue in Rasuwa and Nuwakot. The confirmed death toll has risen again. Winter is close, and families need shelter, clean water and help returning home.
- Casualties. 1,385 deaths are now confirmed. 5,130 people remain missing.
- Housing. 8,317 houses were destroyed. Many that survived are buried under mud.
- Isolation. 3,702 households are still cut off in Gosaikunda and Amachhodingmo. That is 14,461 people, including 3,650 children.
- Schools. At least 32 schools were damaged. Over 9,400 students are affected. Many families are sheltering in the classrooms that remain.
- Water. Five of 15 water sources tested in Bidur carry E. coli. A 4.5 km pipeline was washed away, affecting 4,000 households.
- Access. 41 bridges have been washed away. Four more are damaged.
- Losses. 1,806 hectares of farmland were damaged. Total damage is estimated above NPR 400 billion.
What Transform Nepal is doing
Transform Nepal has been responding to the needs of affected families in the Trishuli Bazaar area since the first day of the disaster. We are distributing food and non food items, hygiene kits and kitchen utensils, and providing shelter to families who lost their homes. The scale of the need is far greater than any one organisation can meet. We are therefore working in close coordination with local government and with other relief agencies on the ground.
- We responded from day one. Our teams have been working in the Trishuli Bazaar area since the flood struck.
- We are distributing relief now. Families are receiving food and non food items, hygiene kits and kitchen utensils.
- We are providing shelter. Families who lost their homes are being sheltered.
- We are coordinating, not duplicating. We work alongside local government and other agencies responding on the ground.
- The need is far larger than the response. We are seeking support to reach many more families before winter.