Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A deadly flash flood tore through Nepal’s mountainous border region with China on Aug. 26, engulfing villages and washing away roads and bridges. More than 160 people have been confirmed dead, and the death toll is expected to climb as hundreds more remain missing. #nepal #china #asia #weather #flood #news #world

While flash floods around the world are often triggered by extreme rainfall, that doesn’t appear to have been the cause in this case. Early investigations point instead to Nepal’s glaciers as the likely trigger.

Nepal is particularly vulnerable to flash floods because of its mountainous terrain and rapidly changing glaciers. Those dangers are only expected to increase as climate change warms the Himalayas. The risk of glacial lake-related flooding across the broader Hindu Kush Himalaya region is expected to roughly triple by the end of the century.

Read more: bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-27/nepal-flash-floods-what-causes-them-and-why-the-country-is-so-vulnerable

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