Apple CEO Tim Cook pledged today that the company would make a donation to support relief and reconstruction work in Nepal and Tibet, where flash floods and mudslides have killed hundreds of people.
On Wednesday, part of a Himalayan glacier collapsed, briefly damming a river, before rising water and mud hit communities downstream. Many people are dead or missing, and roads, bridges and houses near the Nepal-Tibet border have been destroyed.
Our thoughts are with all those affected by the tragic flash floods and mudslides in Nepal and Tibet. Apple is donating to support relief and reconstruction efforts on the ground. — Tim Cook (@tim_cook) August 28, 2026
This is Apple’s fifth disaster relief commitment in just over two months, after the company supported recovery from the Indonesia earthquake earlier this month and responded to crises in Venezuela, Southern Europe and Japan.
Cook makes this commitment in the final days of his tenure as CEO. John Ternus will take office on September 1, when Cook will take on the newly created executive chairman role, where he is expected to continue representing Apple on policy issues.
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