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STORY: UNICEF / NEPAL FLOODS RESPONSE
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SOURCE: UNICEF
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 27 AUGUST 2026, NUWAKOT DISTRICT, BAGMATI PROVINCE, NEPAL / KATHMANDU DISTRICT, BAGMATI PROVINCE, NEPAL
27 AUGUST 2026, NUWAKOT DISTRICT, BAGMATI PROVINCE, NEPAL
1. Aerial shot, damaged buildings along river edge
2. Wide shot, collapsed buildings
3. Wide shot, collapsed buildings and personal items
4. Wide shot, collapsed buildings along river edge
5. Med shot, community members surveying damage
6. Wide shot, damaged buildings and collapsed bridge
7. Med shot, damaged buildings and collapsed bridge
8. Wide shot, UNICEF staff member Preena Shrestha speaks to community member
9. Med shot, UNICEF staff member Preena Shrestha speaks to community member
10. Med shot, UNICEF staff member Preena Shrestha speaks to community
11. Med shot, families impacted by the flooding
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Preena Shrestha, Communication Officer, Nepal office, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF):
“UNICEF is on the ground. We're working with the government and partners to assess the situation, to understand what it is that children and families need and to respond accordingly. But our priority first and foremost is the children, to make sure that they're safe, protected and eventually able to recover from this disaster.”
13. Aerial shot, damaged buildings along river edge
27 AUGUST 2026, KATHMANDU DISTRICT, BAGMATI PROVINCE, NEPAL
14. Wide shot, UNICEF staff load pre-positioned hygiene kits at the humanitarian staging area at tribhuvan international airport in Kathmandu district, Bagmati province, Nepal, for delivery to flood-affected communities in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts to support children and families affected by the devastating floods, helping meet immediate hygiene and sanitation needs during the emergency
15. Wide shot, UNICEF staff load pre-positioned hygiene kits
16. Med shot, UNICEF staff load pre-positioned hygiene kits
17. Wide shot, UNICEF staff weigh and check supplies
18. Med shot, UNICEF staff load supplies onto truck
19. Wide shot, UNICEF staff load supplies onto truck
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Pooja Dulal, Communication Associate, Nepal office, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF):
“Behind every box being loaded today is support for children and families affected by the floods. We are dispatching pre-positioned UNICEF supplies, including hygiene kits and other essential items to help children and families facing displacement and disruption. These pre-positioned supplies are part of UNICEF’s emergency preparedness effort to support children and families when disaster strikes. in an emergency, every hour counts, and having supplies readily available helps us support UNICEF efforts as quickly and efficiently as possible.”
21. Med shot, pre-positioned hygiene kits
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), flash floods in Nepal left more than 17,000 children in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.
At least 17,000 children have been impacted by the devastating flash floods that tore through Nepal's Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts yesterday (26 Aug).
So far, an estimated 332 people have died – including at least 14 children - and-hundreds are still missing. The numbers are expected to rise as search operations continue.
The flash floods have swept away or cut off entire communities, with roads, bridges, hydropower facilities, water systems and telecommunications networks badly damaged, leaving affected areas largely inaccessible and hampering the delivery of life-saving aid.
At least four health facilities have been severely damaged, preventing children and families from accessing healthcare when they need it most.
In addition, 18 schools have been destroyed and a further 20 have sustained damage, depriving children of safe spaces to learn, play and recover.
Dozens of schools are located close to riverbanks in the affected areas and remain at risk.
An estimated 10,000 school-age children now require urgent support to continue their education, including access to temporary learning centres, replacement learning materials, and psychosocial support for both children and teachers.
Working closely with the Government of Nepal and humanitarian partners, UNICEF is scaling up life-saving support across health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), education, child protection and social protection.
In the coming days, pre-positioned supplies will be dispatched to the hardest-hit communities, including medical tents, bed nets and newborn kits, and therapeutic food for children with acute malnutrition.
Emergency hygiene kits for thousands of households are already reaching those in need.
Meanwhile, mental health and psychosocial support teams have been mobilized, and UNICEF is working to identify, register and reunite children missing or separated from their families.
UNICEF is also working with the Government of Nepal to deliver emergency cash assistance to affected households to help families meet urgent basic needs and avoid resorting to harmful coping strategies.
UNICEF is appealing for US$17.2 million to sustain its emergency response and support early recovery until the full extent of needs are assessed.
Without urgent and flexible funding, UNICEF's ability to deliver essential health, nutrition, WASH, education, child protection and social protection services to children — including children with disabilities — and women will be severely constrained.
