Rescue operations in Nepal's Trishuli region are temporarily suspended due to heavy rainfall. Authorities have evacuated people from areas surrounding the rising river as a precautionary measure. Over fifteen thousand security personnel were deployed for search and rescue operations in affected areas. Many people have been rescued, including workers from hydropower tunnels and foreign tourists. Efforts are underway to restore essential services and coordinate international relief support.

Nepal floods: Live coverage of the Nepal flash floods on August 26, 2026.

Experts warned that a blockage remaining upstream could trigger another flood.

A torrent of muddy water flows through the Trishuli River following a flash flood triggered by the Lende river, and merges into the Bhote Koshi river, in Trishuli, Nepal. (PTI…