At least 27 people have been killed in incidents triggered by heavy rainfall across Nepal over the past few days, officials said on Tuesday (September 29, 2026).
Nepal is witnessing frequent landslides as it endures heavy monsoon rains. Four people remain missing, while eight people were injured in the monsoon-induced incidents from September 24 to 28, according to the Nepal Home Ministry. The disaster incidents affected 1,082 families and 114 livestock were killed. During this period there were 304 landslide incidents, resulting in 20 deaths, while four people went missing and seven were injured, according to the authority. The August 26 flash floods killed at least 1,453 people and left more than 5,000 missing. An avalanche also struck the base camp of the 7,126-metre Himlung Himal peak in the Nar Phu area of Nepal’s Manang district on Sunday, burying tents where support staff and mountain guides were taking shelter, leaving 22 missing – all of them Nepalese.
