Nepal

Timeline

1. 2 Sep2026
   Disasters

   Deadly Nepal floods and landslides prompt UAE rescue and relief aid¹²³

   Flash floods and landslides from late August 2026 (the Bhote Koshi and Rasuwa area) left at least 1,385 dead and 5,130 missing by 12 September per Nepal's disaster authority. The UAE sent aid planes, a search team and USD 10 million.

   • About 13,600 people rescued as of 12 September 2026 (Nepal NDRRMA)
   • UAE allocated USD 10 million; third aid plane carried a Dubai Police search team (148 tonnes of aid by 4 September)
   • Nepal's Foreign Secretary said tunnel rescue experts from India, China and the Republic of Korea were mobilised
2. 27 Mar2026
   International

   Balen Shah sworn in as Nepal's youngest elected prime minister⁴⁵⁶⁷

   Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah of the Rastriya Swatantra Party took oath as Nepal's 47th prime minister on 27 March after his party won a landslide in the 5 March election held following the 2025 Gen Z protests.

   • Election held 5 March 2026; Rastriya Swatantra Party won 182 of 275 seats
   • Balendra Shah sworn in on 27 March 2026 by President Ram Chandra Paudel as Nepal's 47th prime minister, aged 35
   • Former Kathmandu mayor; defeated K.P. Sharma Oli by about 49,600 votes in Jhapa-5
   • Swarnim Wagle, RSP vice-chair, became Finance Minister (not reported as Deputy PM)

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Sources

1. Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2. The National
3. Gulf News
4. South China Morning Post
5. IANS
6. The Hitavada
7. Asia News Network