04/09/2026
A total of 1,290 bodies and remains have been recovered during search and rescue operations following the devastating Bhote Koshi flood in Rasuwa, according to Nepal Police. The reported total includes 427 men, 250 women, 34 boys, 45 girls, 532 partial human body parts, and two people who died during hospital treatment. Police said 926 recovered bodies have already been managed.
Authorities say 4,798 people remain missing. This includes 2,847 Nepali citizens, 601 foreign nationals, and information about another 1,350 people received through phone reports. Police have also reported that 8,127 people have been rescued so far. The article separately lists 6,090 men and 2,472 women among those rescued, although these two figures add up to more than the stated total.
Police say 1,141 bodies have still not been identified. A total of 1,862 DNA samples have been collected for identification, including 1,143 samples from the deceased and 719 from relatives. Details of unidentified bodies have also been uploaded to the Nepal Police website to support the identification process.
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