A dead body is pictured inside a rescue vehicle as buildings and infrastructure were damaged along the swollen Trishuli River following a massive flash flood triggered by an avalanche of ice and rock in the upper Lhende River on the Tibetan side, in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The sudden flood swept through communities along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems, destroying homes, roads and bridges and leaving widespread devastation downstream. Nuwakot Nepal - ZUMAg200 20260826_zap_g200_006

A dead body is pictured inside a rescue vehicle as buildings and infrastructure were damaged along the swollen Trishuli River following a massive flash flood triggered by an avalanche of ice and rock in the upper Lhende River on the Tibetan side, in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The sudden flood swept through communities along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems, destroying homes, roads and bridges and leaving widespread devastation downstream. Nuwakot Nepal - ZUMAg200 20260826_zap_g200_006

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August 26, 2026, Nuwakot, Nepal: A dead body is pictured inside a rescue vehicle as buildings and infrastructure were damaged along the swollen Trishuli River following a massive flash flood triggered by an avalanche of ice and rock in the upper Lhende River on the Tibetan side, in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The sudden flood swept through communities along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems, destroying homes, roads and bridges and leaving widespread devastation downstream. Nuwakot Nepal - ZUMAg200 20260826_zap_g200_006

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