Deadly floods have destroyed Nepal’s main overland trade route with China, highlighting the challenge Kathmandu faces as it tries to reduce its heavy economic dependence on India.
Aerial footage shows a flash flood on August 29, 2026, in Betrawati district of Nuwakot, Nepal, where a large amount of muddy water rushed past, inundating houses and surging down the Trishuli River. (Prabin Ranabhat/AFP via Getty Images)