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In Photos: Nepal floods death toll rises to 1,127 as rescuers search for missing

Updated On: 03 September, 2026 11:33 AM IST | ronak mastakar

The death toll from Nepal's devastating flash floods rose to 1,127 on Wednesday as rescuers are racing to find thousands still missing a week after the Himalayan disaster, police said. (Pics/AFP and PTI)

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Pic/PTI
Pic/PTI
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According to the Nepal Police, 348 more dead bodies were recovered from Chitwan, 217 from Nawalparasi East, 190 from Nawalparasi West and 155 from Nuwakot.
According to the Nepal Police, 348 more dead bodies were recovered from Chitwan, 217 from Nawalparasi East, 190 from Nawalparasi West and 155 from Nuwakot.
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Similarly, 66 bodies were recovered from Gorkha, 59 from Dhading, 45 from Rasuwa, and 38 from Tanahu.
Similarly, 66 bodies were recovered from Gorkha, 59 from Dhading, 45 from Rasuwa, and 38 from Tanahu.
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Police said postmortem and legal identification procedures had been completed for 1,113 bodies, while 95 had been handed over to relatives.
Police said postmortem and legal identification procedures had been completed for 1,113 bodies, while 95 had been handed over to relatives.
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Details of 911 unidentified bodies have been uploaded to the Nepal Police website to help families identify missing relatives.
Details of 911 unidentified bodies have been uploaded to the Nepal Police website to help families identify missing relatives.
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So far, security forces have rescued 6,541 people from the affected areas while search operations continued for 4,858 missing people, the police said.
So far, security forces have rescued 6,541 people from the affected areas while search operations continued for 4,858 missing people, the police said.
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Authorities have deployed 7,912 police personnel to flood-hit areas for search and rescue operations, relief distribution and the management of recovered bodies.
Authorities have deployed 7,912 police personnel to flood-hit areas for search and rescue operations, relief distribution and the management of recovered bodies.
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Police teams are also moving families from high-risk areas to safer locations, clearing roads blocked by debris and coordinating search, rescue and relief operations with local authorities and residents.
Police teams are also moving families from high-risk areas to safer locations, clearing roads blocked by debris and coordinating search, rescue and relief operations with local authorities and residents.
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Flash floods, triggered by a collapse or avalanche of ice and rock near the Nepal-Tibet border, devastated towns and villages in northern and central Nepal on August 26. Meanwhile, continuous rain in Nepal is disrupting search and rescue operations in Rasuwa and Nuwakot.
Flash floods, triggered by a collapse or avalanche of ice and rock near the Nepal-Tibet border, devastated towns and villages in northern and central Nepal on August 26. Meanwhile, continuous rain in Nepal is disrupting search and rescue operations in Rasuwa and Nuwakot.

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