Over 90,000 affected by Himalayan landslide, Red Cross says

A woman affected by flash floods and mudslide, arrives at the Maithali Barrack, an army training center, at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 28, 2026.

GENEVA, Aug 28 (Reuters) - More than 90,000 people are estimated to be directly affected by the ​Himalayan landslide and in urgent need of humanitarian ‌assistance, the Red Cross said on Friday, as aid officials voiced fears of further flooding.

"We believe that at least ​93,000 people have been affected and are in ​great need," David Fisher, head of delegation ⁠for the International Federation of Red Cross and ​Red Crescent Societies in Nepal, told a Geneva press ​briefing.

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