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In Pictures: Nepal observes National Mourning Day

By THT Online

People light candles during a candlelight vigil at Basantapur Durbar Square in memory of those who lost their lives in the devastating flash floods and landslides, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, September 7, 2026. Nepal is observing a national day of mourning as the death toll from the disaster has reached at least 1,355, with 4,996 people still missing and 13,396 rescued, according to authorities. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

KATHMANDU People light candles at Basantapur Durbar Square during a vigil for victims of the devastating flash floods and landslides. Nepal observed a national day of mourning on Monday as the disaster death toll reached 1,355, with nearly 5,000 still missing and over 13,000 rescued, according to authorities. Photos by Skanda Gautam for The Himalayan Times