More than ₹2.295 billion donated to Nepal PM’s relief fund after floods

More than ₹2.295 billion in donations has been received by Nepal’s Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund following massive flash floods in the Himalayan country. The amount was collected over three days, The Hindu International reports. The PTI report was published from Kathmandu on August 29, 2026.

Donations through ten banks

According to Nepal’s Ministry of Finance, deposits were made into accounts opened at ten different commercial banks.

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Consequences of the floods

The death toll from the floods that occurred on August 29, 2026, has risen to 626. The floods devastated the country’s cities and villages, washing away homes, vehicles, roads and bridges. The disaster also damaged hydropower projects.

In Nuwakot district, rescuers searched for bodies in a building along the Trishuli River after a flash flood. The search was captured in an Associated Press photograph published with the report.