Nepal floods of 2026: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	August 26, 2026
Location	Nepal

Photos

Aerial view of houses partially submerged in muddy floodwater along a river in Trishuli Bazar, Nepal, with debris and damaged buildings surrounded by green hills.

Aerial view of houses in Devighat, Nepal, surrounded by thick gray sludge after flash floods, with mud covering buildings and debris scattered across the area.

Diagram showing a mountain glacier collapse in which melting ice destabilizes rock, triggering a rockslide that changes the ice into water to flood the valley below with water, mud, and debris.

Rows of damaged residential buildings in Devighat, Nuwakot, Nepal, with debris, mud, and broken structures visible after devastating flash floods.

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