In response to the recent flash flood emergency in Nepal, ACT Alliance Forum members, including DCA, FCA, INF, and LWF, have developed a joint appeal to address the urgent and medium-term needs of affected communities.
The joint appeal focuses on critical humanitarian interventions, including Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Health, Education, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), and the distribution of Non-Food Items (NFIs). The proposed response will support affected populations over a 12-month implementation period, with an estimated budget of approximately USD 3.6 million.
The response aims to provide timely life-saving assistance while also strengthening the resilience and preparedness of vulnerable communities to future disasters.
On 26 August 2026, a devastating and sudden-onset flash flood occurred in the Bhote Koshi River, following a powerful surge of water, sediment, ice, rocks, and debris from the upstream Himalayan catchment in Tibet/China, reportedly associated with a major ice-and-rock avalanche/landslide. The flood rapidly travelled downstream through the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems, severely affecting communities in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Gorkha and Dhading, including settlements, market places and travellers in and around the Rasuwa–Gosaikunda area, while posing continuing risks to downstream communities towards Gorkha, Chitwan, Nawalparasi and along the Trishuli and Narayani corridor.
As of 3 September 2026, the latest reports indicate that the 26 August 2026 Nepal flash-flood/glacial-collapse disaster has caused: Deaths: at least 1,252 people in Nepal, Missing: more than 4,200 people, Injured: I’m not seeing a reliable, consolidated current figure for injuries in the latest official/major-source updates, Displaced: around 4,000 people are staying in relief camps. According to UNICEF estimates approximately 65,000 people, including about 22,100 children, across Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha and Tanahun
The Government has mobilized 7,415 security personnel for search and rescue, and 239 people have so far been rescued by helicopter operations. These figures remain preliminary, and the full scale of casualties, displacement and losses is yet to be established as access to affected areas improves.
The Government, security forces, local authorities, Nepal Red Cross, UN agencies and humanitarian partners are leading the initial response, but the scale of the disaster and access constraints are likely to exceed available local capacity. Significant gaps remain in reaching remote communities and in reliable information on affected and displaced populations, sectoral needs, infrastructure damage and vulnerable groups.
ACT Appeal NPL261 – Nepal Flood Emergency
