Safe water & sanitation
Water sources across the affected valleys are contaminated and unsafe to drink or bathe in. UNICEF places emergency water and sanitation needs at roughly 65,000 people.
Nivaran Foundation · Emergency appeal
On August 26 a collapsing glacier sent the Bhote Koshi river through five districts. More than a thousand people are dead, thousands more are missing, and the roads that reached the survivors no longer exist.
See how you can helpSituation reviewed September 5, 2026 · Nivaran has not yet deployed — we are raising to deploy
01 / The situation
On August 26, 2026 a mass of ice and rock collapsed from a glacier near the Nepal–Tibet border, high on Langtang Lirung. The collapse sent a surge of water and debris down the Bhote Koshi river, through the Trishuli valley and on into districts more than 100 kilometres downstream.
The worst-hit districts are Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha and Chitwan. Rasuwa remains the hardest to reach: the road from Betrawati up to the Rasuwagadhi border crossing was destroyed along its length.
Every figure above is attributed to the organisation that reported it and links to that report. Where official counts differ between sources, we show the range rather than pick a number. None of these figures describe Nivaran activity, and none of these organisations are partners of Nivaran.
02 / Proposed priorities
Water sources across the affected valleys are contaminated and unsafe to drink or bathe in. UNICEF places emergency water and sanitation needs at roughly 65,000 people.
Communities in Rasuwa and upper Nuwakot were reached by a small number of roads and bridges through steep river valleys. The flood removed those routes, cutting health posts off from the people who depend on them.
Reporting from health agencies identifies nutrition support for around 10,500 pregnant and nursing women, and treatment for roughly 2,600 children with severe malnutrition.
03 / Our role
Nivaran Foundation has not delivered flood relief. We have no team in the flood districts today, and nothing on this page should be read as a report of work already done.
What we have is an existing healthcare programme in Nepal — Project Sanjeevani — and a reason to extend it. This appeal funds that extension. If we cannot raise enough to mount a credible response, contributions stay with Nivaran’s ongoing Nepal healthcare work and we will say so publicly.
04 / Take part
The dedicated flood fund is being set up so that flood gifts can be tracked and reported separately. Until it opens, our existing checkout accepts general contributions to Nivaran’s Nepal work — it does not reserve your gift for this flood response, and we will not pretend otherwise.
Before making a large or flood-restricted gift, ask us in writing for the project scope, use of funds, reporting schedule and unused-funds policy. We would rather answer that question than take the money without it.
05 / Follow the facts
— Situation briefing published from public reporting by WHO, UNICEF and news agencies. Nivaran has not deployed. No delivery figures, fundraising totals or partnerships are claimed.
Next review: this page is checked while the emergency is active. When Nivaran does deploy, each update will state the date, the district, what was delivered, who delivered it, what it cost, and what remains needed.