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[^1]\n\nDharma Raj Upreti, head of Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, said on 2026-08-27 that the floods caused at least 387 billion Nepali rupees ($2.56 billion) in damage to property, housing, and infrastructure. [^2]\n\nNepal police said on 2026-08-27 that the death toll from the floods reached 1,252 and that 4,875 people remain missing. [^3]\n\nMore than 1,000 people died in the recent debris flow disaster. [^4]\n\nNepal plans to install a new early warning system at its border with China to better protect against future disasters following a catastrophic debris flow. [^5]\n\nA survivor was rescued from a tunnel nine days after a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal, while a second person remains missing. [^6]\n\nMore than 1,250 people died and over 4,200 remain missing following the flash flood caused by a glacial outburst on August 26. [^7]\n\nUpreti also told Reuters that early recovery for the first four months-building roads, temporary shelters, and providing drinking water and electricity-would cost about 7.95 billion Nepali rupees ($52 million). [^8]\n\nDharma Raj Upreti stated that the floods are the deadliest disaster in Nepal since the 2015 earthquake, which killed over 8,000 people. [^9]\n\nThe floods hit a border area between Nepal and the Chinese region of Tibet. 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