Kathmandu, Nepal — Nepal tourism faces heavy cancellations after the Sept. 8–9, 2025 anti-graft riots left 72 dead and over 2,000 injured at the start of peak trekking season.

KATHMANDU, Nepal — As the autumn trekking rush was about to crest, violent anti-corruption protests on Sept. 8–9, 2025, ripped through Kathmandu, leaving 72 people dead, more than 2,000 injured and Nepal’s crucial tourism engine suddenly idling.