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2024 September Nepal Floods and Landslides
Record rainfall from 26–28 September 2024 caused severe floods and landslides across Kathmandu Valley and many other districts.
Kathmandu Valley and flood-affected districts · 26 September 2024
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Deaths
2,900,000
People affected
NPR 46.684bn
Material losses
Statistics: United Nations in Nepal / Government of Nepal NDRRMA loss assessment · reported 26 March 2025
Overview
Exceptional late-September rainfall triggered widespread floods and landslides across 21 districts, including Kathmandu Valley. The United Nations in Nepal records 246 deaths and approximately 2.9 million people affected. The Government of Nepal's preliminary loss and damage assessment estimated losses of about NPR 46.68 billion across infrastructure, social and productive sectors.
Documented affected areas
Kathmandu · BagmatiLalitpur · BagmatiKavrepalanchok · Bagmati