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Nepal is amending two laws to facilitate death registration for 5,285 people who remain missing after devastating August 26 floods that killed at least 1,455 others. The government ended its search and rescue operation on October 5, 2026, shifting focus to rehabilitation and reconstruction. Officials stated the amendments will help families access relief, compensation, and other legal benefits, addressing difficulties in registering deaths under current laws. Law Minister Sovita Gautam said preparations are underway for these changes through a fast-track process and possibly an ordinance due to Parliament's adjournment.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
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Story summary
Nepal ended search and rescue operations on October 5, 2026, more than a month after devastating floods that killed at least 1,455 people and left over 5,285 missing. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) chief, Dharam Raj Uprety, stated that while active searches would stop, authorities will still recover remains or property found during the rehabilitation process. Prime Minister Balendra Shah's office officially suspended non-essential search operations, shifting focus to reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts. The government plans to amend laws to facilitate death registration for those missing, allowing families access to relief funds and compensation. Survivors like Madan Lal Lawat in Kathmandu are now forced to honor the dead through symbolic rituals due to the inability to recover bodies or declare deaths legally within Nepal's 12-year presumption period.
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Nepal is preparing to amend two laws to facilitate the death registration of 5,285 people who remain missing after the devastating August 26 floods, allowing their families to access relief, compensation and other legal benefits, officials said.
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The move comes two days after the government ended the 40-day search and rescue operation for victims of the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli floods, which killed at least 1,455 people and left 5,285 missing, according to revised figures shared by Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority.
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The government is preparing amendments to the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act and the National Identity Card and Registration Act to address difficulties faced by families of missing people in registering their deaths, according to officials at a parliamentary special committee meeting held on Tuesday (October 6, 2026).
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Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry Joint Secretary Subash Kumar Bhattarai said the existing legal provisions were not sufficient to facilitate the declaration and registration of deaths of people missing in the disaster.
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provisions → say → disaster
The amendments will be pursued through a "fast-track" process, officials said.
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officials → pursue → process
Home Ministry Secretary Kedar Nath Sharma and Bhattarai provided the information at the meeting of the parliamentary special committee formed to study the August 26 disaster.
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Sharma → provide → disaster
Law Minister Sovita Gautam said preparations were also underway to amend provisions relating to the declaration and registration of deaths through an ordinance, as Parliament's regular session has ended.
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session → say → ordinance
Under Nepal's Civil Code, a person who has been continuously missing for 12 years is generally presumed dead.
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who → miss → years
However, Section 40 of the Civil Code also provides for a court declaration of death where a person has disappeared without notice or is believed to have died in a disaster or accident.
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person → provide → disaster
The existing judicial process, however, has proved difficult for families of those missing in the floods, with the lack of death registration creating problems in accessing compensation and other benefits, officials said.
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officials → exist → compensation
Nepal ended the search-and-rescue operation on Monday (October 5, 2026), shifting its focus to rehabilitation and reconstruction in the flood-hit areas.
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Nepal → end → areas
The government said essential search activities would continue, including the recovery of human remains and belongings found during rehabilitation work, while emergency rescue operations would still be carried out if necessary.
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operations → say → work
Flash floods originating near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26 devastated towns and villages in northern and central Nepal.
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floods → originate → Nepal
The Bhotekoshi River, which flows south from the Himalayan border region, carried the floodwaters downstream, sweeping away homes, vehicles, roads and bridges and damaging hydropower projects.
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which → flow → projects
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