Extreme Flood ● Closed
Nepal: Flood in Nepal
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Red Flood in Nepal from: 26 Aug 2026 01 to: 01 Sep 2026 14.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 28.8114, 85.3004 |
|---|---|
| Region | Nepal |
| Gdacs Alert Level | Red |
| Gdacs Score | 3 |
| Severity Text | Magnitude 0 |
Official source
Alert data from GDACS (European Commission Joint Research Centre & United Nations OCHA)
This is an official warning issued by the authority named above. Follow its instructions and those of your local emergency services.
Severity as published by GDACS (European Commission / United Nations).
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Source updated 48 days ago (Sep 1, 2026 14:00 UTC) · we last heard from GDACS (European Commission / United Nations) 4 days ago
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What has changed
- Status changed from Monitoring to Active — Sep 4, 20:27 UTC by GDACS (European Commission / United Nations)
Figures published in the first minutes of an event are preliminary. A change here is the agency refining its own estimate, not a correction to this page.
Satellite view, before and after
The latest clear Sentinel-2 pass before this event and the earliest one after it.
12 Aug 2026, 14 days before this event. 18.7% cloud across the tile.
No scene under 30% cloud in the 30 days after this event.
The white ring marks where the event was reported.
Each image is a preview of a whole Sentinel-2 tile — an area of roughly 110 by 110 km, where one pixel is about 320 metres — not a close-up of the event, which may be a small part of it. "Clear" means under 30% cloud across the entire tile, so the exact place that matters can still be hidden. These are pictures for context, not an assessment of damage.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026, found through the Earth Search catalogue (Element 84) and served from the AWS Open Data Sentinel-2 archive.
Satellite mapping by Copernicus EMS
Copernicus EMS was activated for “Flood in Nepal” (EMSR927) on 26 Aug 2026 09:53 UTC. It covers 6 areas. Maps are published for 4 of them; 2 are still waiting.
- Syapru Besi — maps published, latest 27 Aug 2026
- Timure — maps published, latest 28 Aug 2026
- Bidur — maps published, latest 31 Aug 2026
- Bharatpur — waiting for maps
- Phosretar — maps published, latest 7 Sep 2026
- Kyundi — waiting for maps
Open EMSR927 on Copernicus EMS for the maps themselves: the mapped extent of the flood and, where assessed, damage.
Source: Copernicus Emergency Management Service (© European Union, 2026), terms. Copernicus does not use this site's event records: this activation was matched to this event by hazard type, by place (its centre is about 67 km from this event's point) and by date.
Official authorities in Nepal
If you are there, these are the bodies whose instructions apply. This site is not an emergency service and does not issue warnings.
More for Nepal →What to do
Follow the instructions issued by GDACS (European Commission / United Nations) and your local emergency services. The guidance below is background.
Flood preparation, evacuation decisions, and the dangers of driving or walking through floodwater.
Open Flood Safety Guide →Nearby & related events
Disclaimer: figures are automatic feeds from the named agencies and may be revised. Do not use this page for life-safety decisions — follow official local emergency services.