Our Thoughts Are With Nepal
On 26 August, a catastrophic flash flood swept down the Trishuli and Bhote Koshi river corridor, devastating communities across Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading and Gorkha districts. The scale of it is still becoming clear, but the current picture is grim: over a thousand confirmed deaths, thousands more still missing, and entire villages, bridges and roads gone. Search and recovery efforts are ongoing.
This is not a distant news story for us. It struck the region our guides call home, and several members of our own guide community have lost family in the floods. Our thoughts, and everyone's at CAT and Community Action Nepal, are with them and with every family affected.
What happened
The flood is believed to have originated from a glacial event on Langtang Lirung, sending a wall of water, ice and rock down the Trishuli corridor at devastating speed. Rasuwa district — including the town of Syabrubesi, the gateway to the Langtang region — has been among the worst affected. The Nepalese government has declared the area an official emergency zone for the next three months, and the highway toward the Tibet border has sustained serious damage.
How this affects CAT's trekking regions
We know many of you booked or considering trips with us will want a clear picture of what this means. Here's where things currently stand, region by region:
Manaslu, Tsum Valley, Annapurna and the Khumbu sit on entirely separate river systems, well outside the affected corridor, and all are operating as normal. Langtang is a different matter — the region sits right at the heart of what's happened, and we are not treating this lightly or rushing to declare it "safe" while the situation is still unfolding and the government's emergency declaration remains in place. We are in close contact with our teams on the ground, and we will update anyone with an upcoming Langtang itinerary directly, honestly, and as soon as we have a clearer picture — not before.
Our sister charity, Community Action Nepal, is supporting relief and recovery efforts on the ground — from emergency food and medical assistance now, to reconstruction support in the months ahead. If you'd like to contribute, donations marked with the reference "Flood Relief" are ring-fenced specifically for the response.
Donate via Community Action Nepal →We'll share further updates as the situation develops. For now, our focus is on the people of Nepal — the communities who welcome every one of our guests, and the guides and staff who make every CAT trek possible.
