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Flood in Nepal

Location

Nepal

Date

2025-10-04

to 2025-10-06

Coordinates

Lat: 26.9399704
Lon: 87.924784

Danger Scale
Disaster Details

Event summary

Flood can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103540
Glide number: FL-2025-000184-NPL
Death: 83
Displaced: 70
Countries: Nepal
From - To 03 Oct - 06 Oct

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Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Analytical products
Nepal - Floods and landslides, update (ECHO 12 Oct 2025) Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:38

  • The humanitarian impact is worsening following floods and landslides that have primarily affected eastern Nepal.
  • According to the Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction Portal, 48 people have died, including 37 in Ilam district due to landslides, while six people remain missing. A total of 1,684 houses have been affected, and 33 others have been damaged.
  • From 7–8 October, moderate to locally heavy rainfall is expected across western Nepal, while moderate rain is forecast for the eastern provinces of the country.

Flood in Nepal - EC/ECHO daily map Tue, 07 Oct 2025 18:12

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Nepal - Floods and landslides, update (ECHO 14 Oct 2025) Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:13

  • The humanitarian impact is still increasing following floods and landslides that have been affecting eastern Nepal since 3 October.
  • The UN OCHA reported, as of 8 October, 51 fatalities, of whom 37 in Ilam district due to landslides, six missing people, and 47 injured people. Approximately 4,059 households have been affected, and some major highways have been cut off due to landslides.
  • On 9 October, more rainfall is expected over the whole country; drier conditions are forecast on 10 October.
Nepal - Floods and landslides (ECHO 11 Oct 2025) Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:04

  • Since 3 October, heavy rainfall has affected eastern Nepal, causing floods and triggering deadly landslides that resulted in casualties and significant damage.
  • According to media reports, at least 44 people have died, while five others remain missing. The majority of the fatalities occurred in the Illam district, Koshi Province, where landslides swept away entire villages. Several roads, including major highways connecting the capital, Kathmandu, have been blocked by debris.
  • Moderate rainfall is forecast for eastern Nepal over the next 24 hours.

Nepal - Floods and landslides
  • Since 3 October, heavy rainfall has affected eastern Nepal, causing floods and triggering deadly landslides that resulted in casualties and significant damage.
  • According to media reports, at least 44 people have died, while five others remain missing. The majority of the fatalities occurred in the Illam district, Koshi Province, where landslides swept away entire villages. Several roads, including major highways connecting the capital, Kathmandu, have been blocked by debris.
  • Moderate rainfall is forecast for eastern Nepal over the next 24 hours.

Mon 6 Oct 2025 Provided by ECHO Daily Flash
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),

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