Bhote Koshi flood: Death toll reaches 1,365; over 4,000 still missing

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Nepal NewsBhote Koshi flood: Death toll reaches 1,365; over 4,000 still missing9 Sept 2026Open article ↗Nepal NewsBhote Koshi flood: Death toll rises to 1,358 as 5,326 remain missing as of 6PM8 Sept 2026Open article ↗

Current understanding

One report said the Bhote Koshi flood death toll reached 1,365, with over 4,000 people still missing. [1]

Another report said the death toll had risen to 1,358, while 5,326 people remained missing as of 6PM. [2]

The two reports gave different figures for both the death toll and the number missing. [1][2]

AI-generated from linked publisher headlines. GDELT-discovered reporting is credited to the original publisher; AtlasWire does not retrieve article bodies. Generated 9 Sept 2026, 07:58 UTC.

Impact assessment

100/100

Impact assessment

critical human impact

The score is supported by one ownership group and is not independently corroborated.

Score breakdown

What shaped this score

Each dimension is scored separately out of 100.

Loss of life and injury100/100

People affectedNot yet evidenced

Living conditionsNot yet evidenced

Ongoing riskNot yet evidenced

Duration and relief accessNot yet evidenced

Wider societal impactNot yet evidenced

The strongest evidenced dimension establishes the base score. Separate human-impact dimensions can add a bounded share of the remaining headroom without double-counting the same harm.

The current fatality scale reaches 100 at 100 reported deaths. Since this headline reports 1,365, the loss component is capped at 100/100; the exact count still breaks ranking ties.

What the reporting supports

Reported deaths1,365 reported deathsDeath toll reaches 1,365