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Rapid Damage Assessment: $4.74 bn required for Nepal's flood rebuild

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September 10, 2026
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Rapid Damage Assessment: $4.74 bn required for Nepal's flood rebuild

Transportation infrastructure also suffered massive losses. About 69 km of roadway was washed away, 33 motor‑able bridges collapsed and four more were partially damaged. Of the 64 suspension bridges in the flood‑hit zones, 53 were reported as destroyed. The RDNA places the cost of restoring transport links at NPR 73.343 billion (approximately US$481 million). In the residential and social sector, 7,570 private houses, 48 public buildings, 18 schools, seven health centres and 30 cultural heritage sites were damaged, demanding an estimated NPR 103.55 billion (US$683 million) for full rehabilitation.

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