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At Least 157 Killed As Devastating Flash Floods Hit Nepal A view of flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli River in Nuwakot, Nepal, on August 26, 2026. A flash flood swept through Nepal s northern border region after an ice-and-rock avalanche caused a surge in the Lhende River near the Nepal-China border, sending water, mud and debris downstream into the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems. The event damaged settlements in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, sweeping away homes, roads, bridges, vehicles and other infrastructure and damaging hydropower and power facilities. In Nuwakot, riverside settlements including Trishuli Bazaar, Devighat and Betrawati suffered destruction, with homes swept away and mud and debris deposited across co

At Least 157 Killed As Devastating Flash Floods Hit Nepal A view of flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli River in Nuwakot, Nepal, on August 26, 2026. A flash flood swept through Nepal s northern border region after an ice-and-rock avalanche caused a surge in the Lhende River near the Nepal-China border, sending water, mud and debris downstream into the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems. The event damaged settlements in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, sweeping away homes, roads, bridges, vehicles and other infrastructure and damaging hydropower and power facilities. In Nuwakot, riverside settlements including Trishuli Bazaar, Devighat and Betrawati suffered destruction, with homes swept away and mud and debris deposited across co

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At Least 157 Killed As Devastating Flash Floods Hit Nepal A view of flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli River in Nuwakot, Nepal, on August 26, 2026. A flash flood swept through Nepal s northern border region after an ice-and-rock avalanche caused a surge in the Lhende River near the Nepal-China border, sending water, mud and debris downstream into the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems. The event damaged settlements in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, sweeping away homes, roads, bridges, vehicles and other infrastructure and damaging hydropower and power facilities. In Nuwakot, riverside settlements including Trishuli Bazaar, Devighat and Betrawati suffered destruction, with homes swept away and mud and debris deposited across co

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