Latest news in Nepal? September 13th, 2026
13-09-2026
Major Flood Disaster Recovery and Rebuilding Cost Estimates
- Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that reconstruction following the catastrophic flash floods and landslides triggered by glacial and mountain collapses late last month will cost an estimated $4.78 billion. وكالة وام
- Around $57.67 million is required for immediate short-term recovery over the next six months, with the remaining $4.71 billion needed for long-term reconstruction across damaged housing, roads, bridges, and agricultural infrastructure. وكالة وام
- The disaster agency confirmed that rescue teams have recovered 1,385 bodies, while more than 5,100 people remain missing. وكالة وام
- Joint teams from the Nepali Army and Indian rescue units cleared roughly 70 meters of mud and debris inside the Chilime Hydropower Station tunnel in Rasuwa district, closing in on an underground powerhouse where six workers remain trapped. The Hindu
- Heavy machinery, including excavators and loaders, was deployed into the tunnel after the Nepali Army constructed over a kilometer of access road from Syafrubesi. The Hindu
- Concurrently, more than 100 military personnel continue intensive search-and-rescue efforts at the affected Upper Trishuli-3B hydropower project site. The Hindu
- International relief agencies, including the UN and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), have launched major emergency appeals to deliver shelter materials, water purification units, and medical supplies to over 10,000 displaced households along the severely damaged Trishuli river corridor ahead of the winter season. IOM