Please refer to the attached file. KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Following the 11 October floods, WFP dispatched 100 kg fortified biscuits and government relief items to Gorkha district. • During the second round of food assistance, WFP distributed 34. 2 mt of food to 955 households (4, 107 people), provided 0. 52 mt of specialized nutritious foods to 634 students and reached 4, 108 households so far with multi-purpose cash transfers in Dhading, Nuwakot and Rasuwa. • The Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster received and stored 1, 747. 3 m³ of humanitarian cargo and dispatched 393. 3 mt of partner relief items through logistics hubs in Kathmandu and Nuwakot. Situation Overview • Only six weeks after the devastating floods in Rasuwa, flash floods triggered by a landslide dam outburst on the Budhi Gandaki River on 11 October caused significant damage across parts of Gorkha and Dhading districts. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), five people are missing and 302 people have been rescued. • NDRRMA reports that the floods swept away two motorable bridges and two suspension bridges, creating significant access challenges, damaged three hydropower projects and affected more than 550 households. Schools, homes and other critical infrastructure also sustained damage across the affected areas. • WFP will participate in a joint UN multi-sector needs assessment to inform the humanitarian response and identify priority needs following the Budhi Gandaki floods.
WFP Nepal External Situation Report, 13 October 2026
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