A catastrophic flash flood triggered by a glacier collapse struck the Nepal-Tibet border region on 26 August 2026, with death tolls rising to at least 469 by 28 August and nearly 1,400 people—mostly international tourists—reported missing. Water and landslides destroyed villages, roads, and infrastructure across the Himalayan valley.
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A wall of water swept down a Himalayan river valley shared between Nepal and the Chinese territory of Tibet.
A wall of water swept down a Himalayan river valley shared between Nepal and the Chinese territory of Tibet.
A wall of water swept down a Himalayan river valley shared between Nepal and the Chinese territory of Tibet.
A wall of water crashed through a Himalayan river valley between Nepal and the Chinese territory of Tibet, killing dozens of people, the Nepali authorities said. The missing included border officials, port workers and foreign tourists.