Mudman Nepal Army personnel rescue a man (inset) stranded by massive floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border on 26 August 2026. The disaster killed nearly 200 people and left hundreds missing from the mud- and water-swept banks of rivers (main panel).
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has expressed sorrow over the flash floods in Nepal that took the lives of over a hundred individuals including a Filipino.
“With profound sorrow, we join the people of Nepal in mourning the lives lost in the devastating flash floods that have swept away homes, displaced families, and brought immense suffering to many communities,” said CBCP president, Lipa Archbishop Gilbert Garcera.
With this, he said the CBCP extends its “heartfelt sympathy and prayerful solidarity to all those affected by this tragedy.”
“May God grant eternal rest to those who have died, consolation to the bereaved, strength to those who have survived, and courage to all who are working to rescue, assist, and rebuilt,” said the archbishop.
“The Church in the Philippines is one with the people of Nepal in prayer, compassion, and hope,” assured the CBCP president.
The prelate said the Philippines is no stranger to natural calamities that have taken lives and destroyed properties.
Recently, Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David has called the flash floods in Nepal as a wake-up call for people to take better care of the earth.
“The great glaciers of the Himalayas are melting and becoming increasingly unstable as the planet warms,” the prelate lamented.
“Nepal’s glaciers have reportedly been melting 65 percent faster in the last decade than in the previous one,” he added.
