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Resources to adapt
Nepal needs the resources to prepare communities before disasters happen, not only to recover after them.
Nepal deserves climate justice
We did not create this crisis.
We are paying the price.
26 August 2026 / Bhotekoshi and Trishuli
26 August 2026
Nepal was hit by a disaster of extraordinary scale.
A catastrophic flood swept through the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems after an ice and rock avalanche in the high Himalayas. Communities were devastated. Homes, roads, bridges and critical infrastructure were destroyed. Thousands of families were displaced, and thousands of people are still missing.
- 1,344
- bodies recovered
- ~5,000
- people still missing
- ~60,000
- people displaced
- 51 km
- of road damaged
तथ्याङ्क अन्तिम पटक जाँचिएको मिति: 2026-09-08
यी तथ्याङ्क अन्तिम होइनन्। सरकारी तथा प्रकाशित प्रतिवेदनसँग हातैले मिलाएर जाँचिन्छ, र अन्तिम पटक जाँचिएको मिति माथि देखाइएको छ।
The situation is still developing
This is happening now.
अन्तिम अद्यावधिक: 6 September 2026
- Search and rescue operations are continuing.
- Official casualty figures remain provisional.
- Damage assessments are ongoing.
- Displaced families need shelter, food and clean water.
- The scientific assessment of the event is not finished.
Sources: Government of Nepal, UN agencies and scientific institutions.
Behind every number is a person.
These are not numbers on a situation report.
They are people whose lives changed in a matter of hours.
What we know
How the water reached the valleys.
26 August
Ice and rock avalanche in the high Himalayan region.
The Lhende Khola is temporarily blocked.
Debris dammed the river and water built up behind it.
The blockage gives way.
Water and debris were released downstream at once.
Bhotekoshi river.
Trishuli river.
Widespread destruction downstream.
Settlements, roads and bridges along both river systems were hit.
Scientists are still studying the full chain of events and the role of a warming climate.
The Nepal Health Emergency Operation Centre describes the event as a flash flood following an ice and rock avalanche and the temporary damming of the Lhende Khola.
उही सीमा क्षेत्र, दुई दिनको फरक
हिमालले के गर्यो।
यो सुरु भएको हिमाली सीमा क्षेत्रमाथि दुईवटा उपग्रह गए। पहिलो तस्बिर बाढीभन्दा दुई दिनअघिको हो। दोस्रो त्यही दिनको हो, र त्यसमा बाढीको पानी र भत्केको सामग्री देखाइएको छ। दुई तस्बिरको मापन फरक भएकाले दुवैलाई नकाटी पूरै देखाइएको छ।
24 August
26 August
दुवै तस्बिर सार्वजनिक पृथ्वी अवलोकन मिसनका हुन् र तिनकै नाममा दिइएका छन्। यस साइटको कुनै पनि तस्बिर बनाइएको वा परिवर्तन गरिएको छैन।
But this story did not begin on 26 August.
Nepal sits at the heart of the Himalayas, one of the world's most climate sensitive regions.
Glaciers are changing. Glacial lakes are growing. Rainfall patterns are shifting. Floods, landslides and other hazards threaten communities, infrastructure and livelihoods.
Nepal has contributed very little to the accumulation of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet its exposure to climate risks is profound.
नेपालको हिस्सा
यसमा नेपालको भूमिका लगभग शून्य छ।
हिमालय परिवर्तन गरिरहेको तापक्रम वृद्धि दुई शताब्दीभन्दा बढी समयदेखि वायुमण्डलमा पठाइएको कार्बन डाइअक्साइडका कारण भएको हो। त्यसमध्ये नेपालबाट गएको यति हो।
All carbon dioxide emitted worldwide since 1751
Nepal, 0.01%
- 0.01%
- of all the carbon dioxide emitted since 1751 came from Nepal
- Our World in Data
- 0.05%
- of world carbon dioxide emissions in 2024
- Our World in Data, 2024
- 0.63 t
- carbon dioxide per person in Nepal in a year
- Our World in Data, 2024
तथ्याङ्क Our World in Data बाट, Global Carbon Budget मा आधारित। माथिको रेखाले सन् १७५१ यताको सम्पूर्ण कार्बन डाइअक्साइड देखाउँछ; त्यसको बायाँ छेउको सानो चिन्ह नेपाल हो, देखिने बनाउन ठूलो नबनाई साँचो अनुपातमै राखिएको।
Our World in Data: नेपालThe world has already heard Nepal's warning
जलवायु परिवर्तनका कारण यस देशमा जे भइरहेको छ, त्यो अत्यन्तै ठूलो अन्याय हो र जीवाश्म इन्धनको युगमाथिको कठोर अभियोग हो।
एन्टोनियो गुटेरेस
संयुक्त राष्ट्रसङ्घका महासचिव, नेपालको संसदमा सम्बोधन, काठमाडौं, ३१ अक्टोबर २०२३
2023
The UN Secretary-General came to Nepal. He saw the glaciers. He warned that the rooftops of the world are caving in.
2026
Nepal was hit by another catastrophic flood. Communities along the Bhotekoshi and the Trishuli are still counting what they lost.
Three years later, Nepal is still asking the world to listen.
un.org मा पूरा सम्बोधन पढ्नुहोस्We are not asking for sympathy.
We are asking for justice.
Climate justice means that communities that contributed least to the climate crisis should not be left alone to bear its consequences.
What does Nepal need?
Five things.
02
Support for loss and damage
When climate related disasters cause losses that cannot be adapted away, vulnerable countries need meaningful international support.
03
Better early warning
People need enough time to get out of harm's way. In the mountains that time is measured in minutes.
04
Protection of the Himalayas
The Himalayas are not only a Nepali issue. Their rivers and ecosystems matter across Asia.
05
Global responsibility
Countries with greater historical responsibility and greater capacity must do more.
Listen to Nepal
The people who were there.
We are recording interviews in the affected districts. Quotes will appear here as people give them, in their own words and with their permission. We will not publish anything we have not been told.
नेपालसँग उभिनुहोस्
गनिनुहोस्।
संसारभरका मानिसहरू जलवायु न्यायका लागि नेपालसँग उभिएका छन्। एक क्लिक पुग्छ। हामी तपाईंको इमेल माग्दैनौं र केही पठाउँदैनौं।
२०,५१६
जना देखि १६ देशका
#NepalDeservesClimateJustice
एक क्लिक। कुनै फारम छैन, इमेल छैन, अरू केही सोधिँदैन।
समर्थन कहाँबाट आयो
- नेपाल१७,००१
- भारत९५०
- संयुक्त राज्य६४०
- संयुक्त अधिराज्य३८०
- अस्ट्रेलिया३१०
- जर्मनी१९५
- क्यानाडा१८०
- जापान१५०
- संयुक्त अरब इमिराट्स१३०
- कतार११५
- मलेसिया१०५
- दक्षिण कोरिया९५
- फ्रान्स८५
- नेदरल्याण्ड७५
- साउदी अरब६०
- सिङ्गापुर४०
रेखाहरू सबैभन्दा ठूलो सङ्ख्या भएको देशसँग तुलना गरिएका हुन्, कुल सङ्ख्यासँग होइन।
Voices from around the world
What people are saying.
Anisa Chaulagain
नेपाल
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नेपाल संयुक्त राष्ट्रसङ्घमा बोल्दै।
नेपालले सेप्टेम्बर २४ मा न्यु योर्कमा संयुक्त राष्ट्रसङ्घको महासभाको ८१ औं अधिवेशनलाई सम्बोधन गर्दै छ, र बाढी तथा जलवायुको विषय उठाउने अपेक्षा गरिएको छ।
एउटा भाषण न्याय होइन। यो सुनुवाइ हो।
महत्त्वपूर्ण कुरा त्यो हो, सुन्ने देशहरूले त्यसपछि के गर्ने निर्णय गर्छन्, र रसुवामा अझै माटो पन्छाइरहेका मानिसहरूको अवस्थामा केही सुधार आउँछ कि आउँदैन।
Nepal deserves climate justice.
We did not create this crisis.
We are paying the price.
Stand with Nepal.
#NepalDeservesClimateJustice
नेपालका सरोकारवाला नागरिकहरू। कुनै राजनीतिक आबद्धता छैन।