Nepal Flood Live: 962 dead, thousands missing as rescue efforts continue

NewsWorldNepal Flood Live: 962 dead, thousands missing as rescue efforts continueLive blogNepal Flash Flood Live Updates: Nepal’s flood disaster continues to take a heavy toll, with 962 bodies recovered and nearly 4,000 people still unaccounted for, according to the latest update. In Nuwakot’s Betrabati area, rescuers recovered 23 bodies from a single house on Tuesday morning. Another 13 bodies were recovered from India’s Gandak River and are being prepared for handover to Nepal. Around 350 students from Uttargaya village in Rasuwa are reportedly missing. Rescue operations at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project remain stalled for a sixth day, while 118 workers at Trishuli 3B remain unaccounted for....Read MoreNepal Floods: Death toll touches 962 (Credits: Reuters)Sep 1, 2026 08:34 ISTNepal flood updates: How a warning bell saved 1500 school studentsA warning just after the 9am bell helped save more than 1,500 students and 60 staff at Nepal’s Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School as a devastating flood swept through the valley on August 26. Headmaster Rajendra Dawadi ordered an immediate evacuation, but the school was later destroyed and submerged by the river.Sep 1, 2026 07:59 ISTNepal Tibet Flood: Rescue teams crawl through debris-filled tunnel in Rasuwa Rescue teams seen crawling through narrow, debris-filled tunnels at Nepal’s Langtang Hydropower Project in Rasuwa, using ropes, excavators, controlled blasts and searchlights to reach those feared trapped after last week’s floods. Authorities said 933 hydropower workers remain missing across Rasuwa and Nuwakot. Sep 1, 2026 07:47 ISTNepal Flood Live: 23 bodies were recovered from a house in NuwakotIn Nuwakot’s Betrabati, 23 bodies were recovered from a single house on Tuesday morning. In India’s Kushinagar, 13 bodies—six women and seven men—were recovered from the Gandak River. Around 350 students remain missing in Rasuwa, while 118 Trishuli 3B workers are unaccounted for.Sep 1, 2026 07:43 ISTNepal flood: Around 65,000 still in need of emergency kits, says UN The UN said around 65,000 people in flood-hit Nepal need emergency water, sanitation and hygiene assistance, while thousands of children and women require protection and nutritional support. Damaged roads, including blocked sections of the Prithvi Highway, continue to hamper relief efforts, with Rasuwa facing ongoing power restoration work. Sep 1, 2026 07:40 ISTNepal Flash Flood: Rescue teams face challenges as hydropower tunnels get blocked by mudNepal Army rescue teams are facing major challenges in search operations as hydropower project tunnels remain blocked by mud and debris. Soldiers are continuing efforts to locate and save those trapped inside, despite difficult conditions, Nepal Army said.