Old, Unrelated Videos Go Viral Amid Flash Floods In Nepal
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It circulates on social networks a video of the detachment of a glacier that, according to viral messages, would show the glacial collapse that has caused floods in Nepal in August 2026. However, it is a fibula: they are ancient images of Patagonia. Context. On August 26, several media reported sudden floods that have devastated northern Nepal, also affecting Tibet, in China. Initially, the U.S. Geological Service (USGS) stated that an earthquak…
The flood surged through mountain valleys, destroying villages, bridges and roads. The professor estimated that people in the area probably received no warning of the event.
No, this video showing a landslide sweeping away everything in its path is not from the Nepal floods: it was filmed in India in August 2025. The video is not related to the Nepal floods of August 26, 2026. A reverse image search revealed that the recording corresponds to floods that occurred in the village of Dharali, in northern India, on August 5, 2025. EFE published a video of the village after the landslide in which the houses that appear in…
Old, Unrelated Videos Go Viral Amid Flash Floods In Nepal
Claim At least 165 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing after flash floods and landslides struck parts of Nepal on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Amid the devastation, several visuals have surfaced online, with users linking it to the recent disaster. One such footage comprising two segments, a clip of what appears to be a mudslide and another one showing a house being swept away by floodwaters, is being shared as visuals from the r…
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