Science, Discovery, Tech and Environment · 28 August 2026
Flash Flood Hits Nepal's Bhote Koshi River, Leaving 384 Missing and 17 Dead
Exam-focused facts from the 28 August 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- At least 105 Indian nationals are missing after a flash flood in the Bhote Koshi river in Rasuwa, Nepal.
- The Nepal Tourism Board reported 384 travellers missing, including 291 foreign nationals and 93 Nepali nationals.
- Nepali authorities confirmed 17 deaths from the flash flood.
- A landslide may have blocked the Bhote Koshi river in Tibet before the flood.
- The Nepal Electricity Authority reported damage to about 430 megawatts of power generation capacity.
- Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordered a search and rescue operation, with 145 army personnel dispatched to the border area.