Help for the victims of the flash flood
Kinderhilfe Nepal has contacts in the disaster area and is appealing for donations
Mitterfels. (hab) More than 1,200 dead, over 5,000 missing and millions of people affected: this is the provisional toll of the devastating flash flood that struck Nepal near the border with Tibet two and a half weeks ago, on 26 August. Entire villages were swept away, roads and bridges destroyed, and power plants damaged.
The disaster is also a matter of deep concern for the Kinderhilfe Nepal association in Mitterfels. The association feels a duty to help, having supported the poorest people in the Himalayan country through sustainable schooling and education projects since 1998.
Only recently, the association helped fund the construction and equipment of a children’s hospital in Kathmandu. Following the disaster, these ties have enabled close contact with partners on the ground, particularly a team from the Siddhi Memorial Foundation, which runs the hospital. Because flooding of the Bhotekoshi River had completely destroyed the connection between Kathmandu and the district of Rasuwa, the team had to take a twelve-hour detour to reach the affected areas. According to the team, entire families were swept away. Many people, including around 200 schoolchildren, are missing.
Photo: Kinderhilfe Nepal Mitterfels
Meeting future needs
While local authorities are working to coordinate reliable emergency relief in the disaster area, future needs must also be addressed: permanent accommodation, healthcare, education, and support for older people and orphaned children. Siddhi Memorial Hospital is helping through mobile health services and nutrition programmes. This gives Kinderhilfe Nepal in Mitterfels a reliable partner on the ground that it can support.
A week ago, Kinderhilfe Nepal received another report from the team in Kathmandu. It described a visit to an area 85 kilometres from Kathmandu to assess the effects of the recent flooding of the Bhotekoshi and Trisuli rivers.
Although no further loss of life was reported there, the damage to infrastructure and agriculture was severe. Schools were serving as emergency accommodation for families, making long-term rehabilitation, reconstruction and specialised healthcare infrastructure the priorities.
Some villages completely cut off
The collapse of infrastructure had cut off some of the villages visited and was severely restricting access for essential relief efforts. Another major problem was the catastrophic damage to rice fields in the region, threatening food security and the livelihoods of local farmers.
The population’s immediate and long-term needs include housing, the resumption of schooling and a safe supply of drinking water, given the risk of disease from contaminated flood debris. The team reported that general food aid was arriving, but essential medicines were lacking. Siddhi Memorial Hospital was providing neonatal care.
Local partners report from the disaster area
Kinderhilfe Nepal says that the latest report from Kathmandu makes clear how urgently financial assistance from Germany is needed, from individual donors and organisations such as the association itself. The team described in detail how it distributed food brought into the flood-affected region southwest of Kathmandu by helicopter to people in desperate need. Around 125 people were living in appalling conditions in a shed on a poultry farm, for which they were paying a small rent.
Reports from our local partners
To complement the newspaper article, we are sharing two original reports in English from the Siddhi Memorial Foundation. They document the relief missions and the continuing need for support in the affected areas.
Bhotekoshi and Trishuli: relief mission in Rasuwa on 1 September 2026
The team describes the difficult journey and the distribution of medical supplies, hygiene items and solar flashlights. Further support is needed for safe housing, long-term healthcare, and protection and education for affected children.
Download the Rasuwa relief mission report (PDF in English, 5 pages)
Belkotgadhi: report dated 5 September 2026
Eight families whose homes were completely destroyed have taken shelter at Mahadev Secondary School. The report describes damage to bridges and rice fields, as well as the urgent need for housing, clean drinking water, medicines and medical care.
Download the Belkotgadhi report (PDF in English, 4 pages)
Support those affected
Kinderhilfe Nepal is appealing for donations to help the victims of the flash flood disaster in Nepal.
Account holder: Kinderhilfe-Nepal-Mitterfels e. V.
Bank: Sparkasse Straubing-Bogen
IBAN: DE68 7425 0000 0570 2533 10
BIC: BYLADEM1SRG
For further information, please email herbert@schneeweis-bayern.de.
English translation of the German newspaper article dated 12 September 2026, Landkreis Straubing-Bogen, page 15. The partner reports above are supplementary documents.
