Following the devastating flash flood in the Bhote Koshi River in northern Rasuwa at around 8:30 AM today, the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), in coordination with the Tourist Police, local district authorities, and trekking operators, has officially released Situation Update #2 regarding search, rescue, and traveler verification operations.
Official Press Bulletin: Nepal Tourism Board Situation Update #2 (August 26, 2026)
Search, Rescue & Tourist Verification Operations
Multi-agency search-and-rescue teams comprising the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force (APF), and Nepal Police continue emergency operations across key affected zones, including Timure, Syabrubesi, and the Rasuwagadhi border corridor. The joint coordination desk is actively verifying trekking permits, checkpoint entries, and local lodge records to ensure every traveler in the region is accounted for.
⚠️ Urgent Travel & Route Alerts across Northern Corridors
- Pasang Lhamu Highway: Completely closed north of Dhunche. Do not attempt road transit toward the Tibet border.
- Transit Hub Advisory: All movements through Syabrubesi, Rasuwa—the primary trailhead for the Langtang Valley—are halted until infrastructure stability and river levels normalize.
- Border Clearance: The historic border gateway at Rasuwa Fort (Rasuwagadhi) and Timure dry port remains strictly closed to all commercial and tourist traffic.
- Pilgrimage & Trekking Caution: Trekkers bound for the high-altitude holy lakes of Gosaikunda via Dhunche or Syabrubesi must postpone trips immediately due to downstream surge and landslide risks along connecting access trails.
- Downstream Nuwakot Highway Alert: Travelers passing through Nuwakot ridge destinations like Kakani, Nuwakot should remain alert to heavy monsoon runoff and avoid connecting downhill river roads leading into the Trishuli basin.
Emergency Verification & Assistance Hotlines
Families, tour operators, and travelers seeking immediate tracking or assistance can contact round-the-clock emergency lines:
- Tourist Police Control Room (Toll-Free): 1144
- Nepal Police Emergency Desk: 100
- Armed Police Force (APF) Disaster Hotline: 1114
- Rasuwa District Administration / Police: 9851254960
Wishing Safe Extraction & Unharmed Return
Our thoughts and prayers remain with the local families, security responders, workers, and travelers impacted by this disaster. We wish for the swift location, safe extraction, and unharmed return of every missing individual in the Rasuwa and Trishuli corridors.
🚨 24/7 Live Rasuwa Flood Media Feed & Emergency Hub
Track real-time chronological news updates, verified rescue dispatches, highway clearance reports, and multi-district emergency contact directories.