Two weeks after the 26 August 2026 flash floods along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers, the confirmed death toll stands at 1,367, with 5,326 people still unaccounted for. An estimated 352,000 people are affected, including 98,560 women of reproductive age and 5,030 pregnant women, of whom approximately 750 are projected to need emergency obstetric care in the coming three months.
Displacement continues to rise, with 37 sites now hosting 3,629 people in overcrowded conditions offering little privacy for women and girls. Protection monitoring points to ongoing risks of gender-based violence, compounded by loss of livelihoods and disrupted community protection networks. Isolated communities, loss of civil documentation, and heightened risk of child marriage among adolescent girls remain key concerns, alongside rising fears of waterborne disease outbreaks.
UNFPA has expanded mobile health services to Bidur and Kispang municipalities, reaching 472 people with antenatal, postnatal and family planning services, and 145 people with psychological first aid. On protection, 2,800 dignity and adolescent kits and 300 tarpaulins have been dispatched, and four women-friendly spaces established across the affected districts.
UNFPA requires US$3.5 million for an integrated six-month response. An initial US$300,000 has been allocated from UNFPA's Humanitarian Thematic Fund and core resources, and an additional US$892,000 has been pledged through the Multi-Partner Trust Fund by the United Kingdom and Australia, which would reduce the outstanding gap to approximately US$2.3 million once confirmed.
