An estimated 15,000 houses were destroyed in the Nepal floods on 26 August.

Omissions

• No source found reports 15,000 houses destroyed; the official preliminary assessment puts the figure at 7,570, approximately half the claimed value.
• The official NDRRMA figure is described as a preliminary assessment and could be revised, but no revision approaching 15,000 has been published.
• The NDRRMA figure covers destroyed buildings (government, public and private) across 15 local levels, whereas the claim does not specify scope; total damage figures (damaged plus destroyed) may be higher than 7,570 but are not the 'destroyed' metric claimed.
• Both secondary sources report the same underlying NDRRMA preliminary report, so the corroboration derives from a single original dataset.

Sources

• SecondaryPeople's Review (Nepal)An estimated 7,570 houses across the country were destroyed by the Bhotekoshi flood on August 26, according to a preliminary assessment. The Rapid Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment report prepared by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority shows that 32,933 people were directly affected.
• SecondaryMyRepublica / Nagarik NetworkA total of 7,570 government, public and private buildings have been destroyed in 15 local levels across Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha and Chitwan by the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli flood. The preliminary estimate puts the cost of rebuilding the structures at at least Rs 10 billion.