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Nepal Flood Viral Video: Elephant ‘Rescuing’ Stranded Man Is Not From Nepal, Here's the Truth

Forest and irrigation teams closed a barrage gate and guided the herd back into the forest after floodwaters swept the animals toward danger.

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A viral video showing an elephant appearing to rescue a stranded man has been linked to Nepal floods. The clip, however, is not from Nepal.

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Due to severe floods in Nepal, a herd of five wild elephants that came out of the forest found themselves in the strong current of the Gagar River in Bahraich district, India on Tuesday morning.

·Novi Beograd, Serbia
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Five elephants, including two young ones, were dragged from Nepal to India by the force of the floods that hit the border region. Everything was recorded and the video quickly went viral on social networks. The images show how the group of elephants, after traveling several kilometers through the waters, were stranded near a dam in Indian territory. According to HCH Televisión Digital, the herd, made up of three adult specimens and two young, en…

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On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, the rescue of a herd of five elephants in the midst of floods at the Girijapuri dam, also known as the Kailaspuri dam, over the Karnali River, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, India. How did the elephants survive the floods in Nepal? The animals arrived to this point after intense rains and a glacial collapse caused sudden floods in northern Nepal; the water streams dragged elephants downstream from Nepali…

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Amid the devastating floods that hit Nepal, a group of elephants had to swim among the strong currents to get safe.

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Azteca Jalisco broke the news on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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