Nepal Issues New Flood Warning as Bhote Koshi River Rises

Nepal issued a fresh flood warning on Sunday, August 30, 2026, as water levels in the Bhote Koshi River continued to rise, threatening to disrupt ongoing rescue operations following catastrophic flash floods earlier in the week. The alert, issued by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), came as the combined death toll from the disaster reached at least 750, with more than 3,000 people still missing across Nepal and China's Tibet region.

The NDRRMA warned residents in downstream districts, including Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, and Chitwan, to exercise extreme caution. Emergency services were placed on standby as river levels rose following heavy rainfall. This new threat compounds the challenges facing rescue teams already working in difficult conditions five days after the initial disaster.

The catastrophe was triggered on Wednesday, August 26, by a massive glacial and bedrock collapse in the Himalayas near the Nepal-China border. The collapse sent a torrent of ice, mud, and debris surging through the Bhote Koshi valley, burying settlements and causing widespread destruction. Chinese state media reported that scientists linked the glacier...