‘Orphaned’ by floods, more than 500 Nepali children face uncertain future

More than 500 children are now in shelters, their parents missing or declared dead since the August 26 floods.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Sanju, 10, holds her two-year-old brother at a shelter in Rasuwa, Nepal. Their home and parents were washed away in the August 26, 2026, floods [Jigyasa Mishra/Al Jazeera] By Jigyasa Mishra Published On 22 Sep 2026 22 Sep 2026 Dhading; Rasuwa; Nuwakot, Nepal – As nine-year-old Ram Thakur walked uphill with his mother and dozens of others fleeing floodwaters on August 26, he looked back and saw brown water surging up.