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Many feared dead as massive flash flood sweeps through Himalayan villages on Nepal-China border
- On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, a massive flash flood swept through Nepal's Rasuwa district near the Tibet border, killing at least eight people and washing away villages, authorities confirmed.
- Climate experts at the Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development identified an ice-rock avalanche from a glacier that blocked the Lhende River, triggering the downstream surge.
- Nepal's energy ministry reported the disaster disrupted 430 MW of electricity supplies—more than 12 percent of national hydropower capacity—while destroying roads, bridges, and power infrastructure.
- Dispatching helicopters to the isolated Rasuwa district, the Nepal Army encountered high water levels that initially prevented safe landings in affected areas, according to army spokespeople.
- Officials place districts along the Trishuli and Gandak river basins on high alert as rescue operations continue for hundreds reported missing following the flood surge.
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