28/08/2026
Nepal and Tibet Floods :
As Nepal grapples with the consequences of the devastating flood, our thoughts are with the affected people.
The sheer amount of water and debris stirred up now risks triggering a further disaster.
Nepal's disaster management authority warned that a lake formed by debris blocking the Bhotekoshi River at the flood site was rising and at risk of bursting, while on the other side of the border China said that some 3 million cubic metres of water — the equivalent of about 1,200 Olympic-sized swimming pools — was expected to flow into an already dammed lake over the next three days.
The death toll rose to 469 on Thursday, with 1,400 others missing after floods hit Nepal's Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers. The toll is expected to rise further as rescue operations are ongoing. About 100 missing Indian nationals have now been located, news agency Reuters reported, citing authorities.
The disaster is among the country's worst in recent years that a glacial collapse triggered seismic activity and led to "catastrophic" downstream impacts in Nepal and Tibet.