Flash floods in Nepal have killed many people and left hundreds missing, including tourists and workers. The floods swept through communities and halted travel in parts of the Himalayan country.
Damaged houses stand precariously near the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli River after flash floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Rescuers transport the body of a flash flood victim in a truck to a hospital in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)Rescuers use earthmovers to reach submerged houses after flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)People take photographs and videos of the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli River after a flash floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)Damaged houses and vehicles are seen in the aftermath of flash floods along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A woman consoles a relative as they wait for news of family members missing after flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A damaged house stands precariously near the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli River after a flash floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)People wait for news of their relatives who are missing after flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)Damaged houses stand precariously near the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli River after flash floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - A body of a victim of a flash flooding lies on the ground along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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