How Amazon is helping communities impacted by the Nepal flash floods
Amazon donated 224,000+ emergency supplies to Nepal flood relief following August 26 catastrophic floods that killed 1,400+, partnering with IFRC, IOM, and Save the Children. This is part of Amazon's broader 2026 monsoon relief effort delivering 270,000+ items across 12 Indian states.
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Recent Updates October 2, 2026 1:33 AM Share Amazon has donated more than 224,000 emergency supplies to support Nepal flood relief On August 26, catastrophic flash floods and mudslides struck Nepal, leaving more than 1,400 dead and thousands more missing. The three hardest-hit districts, Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Dhading, saw widespread devastation.
Our hearts are with everyone affected. Amazon has since donated and delivered more than 224,000 relief items to affected communities in Nepal. The shipment included blankets, tarps, towels, generators, adult diapers, KN95 masks, and child-friendly kits.
These emergency supplies were delivered in Nepal through Amazon’s local partnership with the DonateKart Foundation, the Indian Red Cross, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Socities (IFRC). Amazon employees packed 800 child-friendly kits containing backpacks, notebooks, toys, and coloring supplies.
The kits are designed to provide a sense of normalcy for children displaced by the floods. Additional donations included 4,700 sheltering items such as family tents, winterization materials, thermal blankets, and 3,444 solar lights with chargers.
These are being distributed to displaced families by our partners International Organization for Migration (IOM), ShelterBox, and All Hands and Hearts. Amazon's overall Nepal response Amazon also directed cash donations and product support to multiple organizations working on the ground.
Cash donations have gone to the World Food Programme for logistics and nutrition support, the International Organization for Migration for shelter for displaced families, Group for Technical Assistance for health needs, One Heart Worldwide for the needs of pregnant women and new mothers, All Hands and Hearts for cleanup and the rehabilitation of 20 schools, REACT Disaster Response for hygiene supplies, and Save the Children for 15 mobile sanitation stations.
How Amazon’s Disaster Relief hubs help communities when every minute counts Amazon donates and delivers emergency supplies to American Red Cross, World Central Kitchen, and other nonprofits from our Disaster Relief hubs.
How Amazon is supporting disaster relief in India this monsoon season The Nepal response is part of Amazon's broader disaster relief work during the 2026 monsoon season. Since early July, Amazon has delivered over 270,000 relief items across 12 states in coordination with nonprofit and government partners.
In the state of Assam, which experienced its worst floods in six decades, more than 160,000 people were affected across 14 districts with over 2,000 homes damaged. Amazon delivered over 40,000 items including food and hygiene kits to the hardest-hit districts of Sivasagar, Jorhat, and Charaideo.
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