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NUWAKOT, NEPAL - AUGUST 26: A helicopter conducts rescue operations over areas affected by flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli River in Nuwakot, Nepal, on August 26, 2026. A catastrophic flash flood swept through Nepalâ€⠢s northern border region after an ice-and-rock avalanche caused a sudden surge in the Lhende River near the Nepal-China border, sending massive volumes of water, mud and debris downstream into the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems. The disaster devastated settlements in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, sweeping away homes, roads, bridges, vehicles and other infrastructure and severely damaging hydropower and power facilities. In Nuwakot, riverside settlements incl - ZUMAs330 20260826_zsp_s330_011

NUWAKOT, NEPAL - AUGUST 26: A helicopter conducts rescue operations over areas affected by flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli River in Nuwakot, Nepal, on August 26, 2026. A catastrophic flash flood swept through Nepalâ€⠢s northern border region after an ice-and-rock avalanche caused a sudden surge in the Lhende River near the Nepal-China border, sending massive volumes of water, mud and debris downstream into the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems. The disaster devastated settlements in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, sweeping away homes, roads, bridges, vehicles and other infrastructure and severely damaging hydropower and power facilities. In Nuwakot, riverside settlements incl - ZUMAs330 20260826_zsp_s330_011

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August 26, 2026, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal: NUWAKOT, NEPAL - AUGUST 26: A helicopter conducts rescue operations over areas affected by flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli River in Nuwakot, Nepal, on August 26, 2026. A catastrophic flash flood swept through Nepalâ€⠢s northern border region after an ice-and-rock avalanche caused a sudden surge in the Lhende River near the Nepal-China border, sending massive volumes of water, mud and debris downstream into the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems. The disaster devastated settlements in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, sweeping away homes, roads, bridges, vehicles and other infrastructure and severely damaging hydropower and power facilities. In Nuwakot, riverside settlements incl - ZUMAs330 20260826_zsp_s330_011

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