https://kathmandupost.com/The Kathmandu Post : Find the latest breaking news from Nepal, opinion and analysis on Nepali politics, business, culture and arts, sports, movies, food and travel, books, education, auto and more at kathmandupost.comhttps://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/02/prime-minister-balendra-shah-vows-courage-and-resolve-as-government-faces-mounting-pressure-over-bhotekoshi-floodPrime minister tells parliament the disaster in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading is a shared national tragedy as the government details its search, rescue and relief efforts.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/02/nepal-rescue-teams-race-to-reach-workers-feared-trapped-in-hydropower-tunnelsSearch crews are clearing debris, draining flooded tunnels and blasting through rock as operations continue at several projects in flood-hit Rasuwa and Nuwakot.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/02/undp-estimates-2-2-million-tonnes-of-debris-from-nepal-s-bhotekoshi-trishuli-floodsThe debris includes collapsed buildings, household belongings, vegetation, rocks and sediment, with more than 84,000 people affected across 17 municipalities.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/09/02/china-restores-road-access-to-tibet-disaster-zone-as-search-intensifiesThe reopening of the G216 highway allows heavy equipment to reach the devastated Gyirong border area as Chinese and Nepali rescuers continue searching for hundreds of people missing after floods and landslides.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/02/prithvi-highway-blocked-after-road-collapses-near-nagdhungaTraffic halted after a three-metre-wide section of the highway sank at Pataleban, with small vehicles diverted through the Nagdhunga tunnel.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/02/nepal-sent-its-disaster-alert-38-minutes-after-the-glacier-collapse-it-wasn-t-enoughSome Nepalis survived the Bhotekoshi and Rasuwa flood by luck, not by warning. Their story, and interviews with the officials who built Nepal’s flood alert system, exposes their limits and shows how a knowable risk went unmonitored for years.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/02/bhotekoshi-survivors-reunited-with-families-after-five-daysTwenty-three workers from Bardiya, who narrowly escaped the flood in Rasuwa, returned home on Sunday after spending days stranded in the disaster zone.https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2026/09/02/sonu-sood-arrives-in-nepal-with-relief-supplies-for-flood-victimsSood Charity Foundation brings food and blankets to flood-hit areas, with the actor saying assistance will continue in the coming months.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/02/rescue-teams-struggle-to-reach-workers-trapped-in-underground-powerhousesFamilies are demanding answers as mud and debris block access to hydropower plants where dozens of workers are feared trapped after the Bhotekoshi flood.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/09/02/us-launches-new-strikes-on-iran-and-tehran-hits-back-in-widening-conflictUS airstrikes on Iranian military targets trigger retaliatory attacks across the Gulf, raising fears of a broader conflict and renewed disruption to global oil supplies.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/02/nepal-flood-death-toll-rises-to-1-127-as-4-858-remain-missingDeath toll from the August 26 flash flood continues to climb as search teams recover bodies downstream.https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2026/09/02/in-thecho-matayaa-becomes-a-festival-of-remembrance-and-satireThis year’s procession honoured victims of the Bhotekoshi floods while continuing a tradition of using music, performance and satire to reflect on society.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/09/02/trade-shifts-to-under-resourced-korala-point-after-rasuwa-and-tatopani-closuresCustoms officials seek additional manpower and equipment as traders divert stranded containers to the border point in upper Mustang.https://kathmandupost.com/province-no-3/2026/09/02/family-performs-funeral-rites-after-bhotekoshi-flood-victim-s-body-goes-missingRaj Kumar Shrestha’s relatives say a body resembling him was photographed after the August 26 disaster but they were unable to locate it after they were told it had been transferred to TU Teaching Hospital from Nuwakot.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/02/authorities-scramble-for-alternatives-after-krishnabhir-road-cave-inA 70-metre section has fallen into the Trishuli river, and another 120 metres is severely cracked.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/drones-take-on-a-new-role-in-nepal-s-disaster-response-from-delivering-food-to-carrying-bodiesOnce deployed mainly by international rescue teams after the 2015 earthquake, Nepal’s drone expertise is now helping deliver supplies, search for survivors and even airlift bodies from areas rescuers cannot safely reach.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/1-6-million-affected-by-bhotekoshi-floods-says-government-reportGovernment’s first situation report puts the death toll at 1,050, with nearly 4,000 missing and more than 21,000 security personnel involved in a vast rescue operation alongside international teams.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/un-women-estimates-43-000-women-and-girls-in-nepal-need-urgent-flood-assistanceAn estimated 157,050 women and girls in Rasuwa and Nuwakot have been directly or indirectly affected, with food, safe water and protection emerging as urgent concerns.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/nepal-steps-up-diplomatic-push-for-support-after-floodsRequests climate funds for recovery, along with tunnel rescue teams, forensic expertise and critical equipment.https://kathmandupost.com/editorial/2026/09/01/prioritise-psychological-support-for-those-affected-by-the-bhotekoshi-floodCounselling should extend beyond the worst-affected districts to places where affected people have relocated or come from.https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/09/01/the-case-for-transparency-in-nepal-flood-rescue-flightsWhen the flood washed away the roads, helicopters were the only way out. So why were politicians and camera crews hogging them?https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/09/01/china-and-india-should-do-more-to-save-the-himalaya-systemIs it unreasonable to ask our neighbours to engage in meaningful climate action through a regional legal arrangement?https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/after-days-of-managing-flood-victims-bharatpur-hospital-returns-to-treating-patientsBharatpur Hospital struggled to manage 321 bodies recovered in Chitwan before 199 were buried over two days, easing pressure on its morgue and allowing regular services to resume.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/local-governments-take-charge-of-flood-relief-after-criticism-of-centralised-responseSix-party committees have been formed in Rasuwa and Nuwakot to coordinate relief distribution as the government faces criticism over its initial reliance on security agencies.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/09/01/iran-s-president-says-tehran-will-reciprocate-if-us-honours-interim-deal-commitmentsTehran has repeatedly said it will allow free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital ​waterway for global ​oil supplies, only if Washington implements the terms of the agreement.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/nepal-prime-minister-bhote-koshi-flood-was-one-of-region-s-largest-disastersThe incident indicates that the risks Nepal face in the Himalayan region are increasing alongside climate change.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/what-is-the-progress-in-the-search-for-workers-trapped-in-nepal-s-flooded-hydropower-tunnelsRescue teams have located tunnel entrances and advanced hundreds of metres into several hydropower projects along the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli corridor as the search for missing workers continues.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/they-survived-the-flood-their-families-did-not From a Rasuwa holding centre, survivors recount desperate escapes, relatives swept away and the loss of homes, villages and entire families in the Bhotekoshi disaster.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/nepal-flood-death-toll-rises-to-987-nearly-4-000-still-missingThe latest toll comes as search teams recover bodies from Rasuwa and downstream districts, while hundreds of workers at hydropower projects remain unaccounted for.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/nepal-seeks-urgent-climate-finance-after-bhotekoshi-floodGovernment asks global loss-and-damage fund for immediate support, saying the scale of destruction exceeds the country’s capacity to respond.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/hundreds-missing-billions-in-goods-feared-lost-in-bhotekoshi-flood Traders, drivers and customs workers remain unaccounted for six days after the flood swept through the Rasuwa border area, while officials struggle to determine how many cargo containers and how much merchandise were lost.https://kathmandupost.com/interviews/2026/09/01/this-is-not-standard-flooding-it-is-a-himalayan-tsunami-nepal-s-foreign-minister-shishir-khanalAs specialised multi-national rescue teams battle shifting topographies to reach buried hydropower tunnels, Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal explains why Nepal is demanding legal climate compensation for a catastrophic “Himalayan Tsunami” it did not create.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/fourteen-minutes-before-the-flood-hit-a-warning-sent-900-students-running-for-safetyA frantic warning from a school accountant, relayed by relatives in flood-hit Rasuwa, gave teachers just minutes to evacuate Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School before a wall of mud and water tore through Bidur, destroying the school and sweeping away homes and bridges.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/flood-rescue-enters-critical-days-anxious-families-hope-missing-loved-ones-are-aliveHundreds of hydropower workers and staff remain missing across projects in Rasuwa and Nuwakot after the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood.https://kathmandupost.com/football/2026/09/01/messi-calls-time-on-argentina-career-after-world-cup-heartbreakThe eight-time Ballon d’Or winner leaves as Argentina’s most-capped player and leading scorer after winning the 2022 World Cup and two Copa América titles.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/flood-hit-prithvi-highway-pushes-traffic-onto-hetauda-kathmandu-routesBlocked roads and rising traffic force authorities to split routes for vehicles travelling between Hetauda and Kathmandu, with journey times on the shorter alternative route increasing to nearly five hours.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/09/01/trump-vows-to-hit-iran-hard-after-first-exchanges-of-fire-in-a-monthRenewed missile strikes between the US and Iran threaten to unravel a month-long shift towards economic pressure, though both sides say they do not seek a return to full-scale war.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/09/01/onion-prices-jump-140-percent-in-a-year-as-india-supply-tightensRetail prices have climbed to Rs110-140 per kilo. Nepal gets almost all its onions from India.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/in-nepal-s-flood-zone-the-second-disaster-is-psychologicalA week into the country’s deadliest disaster in a decade, mental health teams are only beginning to reach survivors and the deeper trauma may still be ahead.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/01/i-managed-to-survive-but-my-brother-and-sister-couldn-t14-year-old Akash Tamang says he survived the floods, but his younger brother and sister are missing. 17,000 children have been directly affected by floods in Bhotekoshi and Trishuli corridors, says UNICEF.