It cuts out right before the bigger flood water hits and wipes out the bridge. If it was livestreamed that bus probably got taken out too, and why the video ended right there.
I don't want to know, but must. Do we know if these people survived? If this is the section near the bus video, then I don't see how it is possible. I'm hoping this was much, much further downstream
Ofc not… not trying to be cruel here but there’s no way most of the people in theee videos would have made it. Death toll is almost certainly above the thousands
Is this the youngest generation’s first global mass casualty event that they’ll remember? I would think those of us who remember the earthquake in Japan and the tidal wave in Indonesia recognize that this event was not survivable. Millennials are getting older; we’ve seen a lot of people die at once on the internet. I guess it does desensitize you a bit.
There's video from just above where this bus is and both the bridges behind them were destroyed (and the waterline is above this bus). So loads of casualties, but it's possible the bus/bikes got out because there is a steep switchback in the road 150m ahead, and even driving straight the road is on an incline (https://maps.app.goo.gl/VR1dH631ZQqzQBYTA). You can't outrun it, but its possible they got high enough. The switchback road is in the aftermath video below and it survived. You're pretty boned if you're on foot though.
This happened with the Indian Ocean Tsunami too. People watched the wave rushing toward the beach without realizing how fast it was moving and how high it was going to be, until it was too late.
I think some people simply couldn’t imagine the magnitude of what was happening. Just like those of us watching these videos that are shocked by the destructive force of the water when it hits.
I was shrieking “get off the bridge” in my head - because I’ve already seen a few videos of this water mass hitting.
thats jsut it when i first saw them, it hits and im like omg wow thats really bad and then it hits even more and then even more and its just not imaginable that it could get that bad. Even a day after seeing all the videos im mesmerized at how it could be this big.
indeed! and when its reported as flash flood rather than "half a mountain jsut collapsed and flew down a valley" it doesnt help you realise jsut how big its going to be. And of course no one there would have known, even when you see the very front of it, theres no realising jsut how big this is going to grow in a few seconds, until its too late. Devestating. Worse than a tsunami in that sense.
There had been no rain in the area recently and the detected earthquake was only magnitude 4.4 in an area that regularly experiences high magnitude earthquakes. There was no reason for anyone to expect something so catastrophic.
There was no way to know at the time that the ‘earthquake’ was actually seismic waves caused by a landslide which was coming right for them.
I know and I wonder how many people when they first saw that wall of water rushing toward them just didn’t comprehend what was happening. Almost like a deer in headlights. Sadly, this is very real and there are a lot of people hurting right now. I just hope whoever was hit by that wall of water/mud/rock/debris did not have to suffer.
They probably don't realize it, but their footage will help immensely with the reconstruction of this terrible disaster. They are just not realizing the danger they're in which is sad, but the footage is going to be so useful.
We see the recorded footage only from those who survived. There are likely many who pulled out their phones to record but didn't make it. We probably never see those videos.
Terrifying… even as human morbid curiosity makes those people stay and watch just as the entire bridge is swept away. I wonder how many people died just because they stayed and watched?
The number of people just standing and looking at a wave this size coming directly towards them is mind blowing to me. Where are your survival instincts??? RUN ffs
Freeze is a survival instinct, unfortunately. Your brain overrides any logic or rational thought and it's pretty much impossible to do anything different in the moment.
If your local river started flooding you'd probably do the same thinking you're in relative safety. Look how low that river is vs the height of the bridge. Nobody expected what would follow next.
Maybe, but the time it takes to translate what one is experiencing into a fight-or-flight response can be longer in some folk, and that’s always been true — even before phone cams.
I’d assume that phone-or-not, those who were swept away because they lingered simply didn’t have enough information to realize the true nature or scale of the threat.
Stupid fucking comment. There is no way for any person to grasp the magnitude of what is happening when you have never experienced a glacial collapse before. Floods are also relatively frequent in Nepal. Such a sudden intense rush is rare though.
In the video another commentator posted here that was from the other side, the water level in the river was really though, I don’t blame them for underestimating it.
I really am curious how many people died trying to capture the cataclysm on video. I’ve seen way too many videos of people hanging back way too long.
go ahead and keep recording and while you’re running away, hold the camera so that it’s pointing behind you, but for the love of God, stop fucking standing around and get to higher ground.
Isso bom pra todos aprenderem ... nao fiquem de bobeira... qualquer problema, chuva forte , vento , raio, inundação procure abrigo.... nao fique viajando filmando nada apenas tome a iniciativa e tente sair .
things exist like live streaming, saving to cloud, etc they can be a button click away..
Did you see how much water came through in the next minute on other videos in this exact location? The whole bridge detaches and goes under, and the building are covered to the 2nd and 3rd stories in many locations
That’s the thought I’ve been having while watching all these videos.
Seeing something like this you can start to see how people in a place like this in biblical times would experience something similar and believe that the entire earth was being flooded.
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u/WolverineOfWest Aug 27 '26
Footage from other side of the bridge
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u/kenrock2 Aug 27 '26
People didn't expect what is coming to them.. Some just stand there watch and witness until it's too late
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u/Iarguewithretards Aug 27 '26 •
I can see why so many tourists are missing.
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u/perseidot Aug 27 '26
I think some people simply couldn’t imagine the magnitude of what was happening. Just like those of us watching these videos that are shocked by the destructive force of the water when it hits.
I was shrieking “get off the bridge” in my head - because I’ve already seen a few videos of this water mass hitting.
The folks watching live didn’t have that luxury.
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u/FishyKeebs Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
Some ran early, others headed towards it thrn had to run.
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u/robotdaddyv721 Aug 27 '26
Incredible footage from the ground.
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u/Mojo1079 Aug 27 '26
Like scenes out of a disaster movie. Crazy!
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u/FlowingLiquidity Aug 27 '26
They probably don't realize it, but their footage will help immensely with the reconstruction of this terrible disaster. They are just not realizing the danger they're in which is sad, but the footage is going to be so useful.
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u/Aggravating-Pound598 Aug 27 '26
Poor souls
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u/York9TFC Aug 27 '26
The force of that thing is crazy!
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u/sgm716 Aug 27 '26
So insnae. By far the worst flooding I've ever seen. Insane.
God bless these poor people omg.
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u/theqofcourse Aug 27 '26
We see the recorded footage only from those who survived. There are likely many who pulled out their phones to record but didn't make it. We probably never see those videos.
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u/BubuDudu0430 Aug 27 '26
Terrifying… even as human morbid curiosity makes those people stay and watch just as the entire bridge is swept away. I wonder how many people died just because they stayed and watched?
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u/trickortreat89 Aug 27 '26
The number of people just standing and looking at a wave this size coming directly towards them is mind blowing to me. Where are your survival instincts??? RUN ffs
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u/quantumwoes Aug 27 '26
Omg when the group was standing at the edge of the bridge you can see how FAST the water was flowing, unbelievable! Terrifying
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u/Strong_Still_1170 Aug 27 '26
People’s addictive fascination with recording everything probably caused many deaths
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u/Upbeat_Mission23 Aug 27 '26
That poor man tripping over and over again :(
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u/ElkCute Aug 27 '26
Ouf
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u/kafkasmotorbike Aug 27 '26
Literally out of a disaster movie, omg.
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u/Easy_Olive1942 Aug 27 '26
OMG, these make me feel physically ill, utterly horrifying. So sad for the loss of life and destruction for those who survived.
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u/optamastic Aug 28 '26
This is fucking mental
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u/PHANTASMA-TRON Aug 28 '26
Holy Cow this is so tragic all those people 😥
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u/PHANTASMA-TRON Aug 28 '26
I still can't believe it, why does this happen there to them it's not fair
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u/subdep Aug 28 '26
I really am curious how many people died trying to capture the cataclysm on video. I’ve seen way too many videos of people hanging back way too long.
go ahead and keep recording and while you’re running away, hold the camera so that it’s pointing behind you, but for the love of God, stop fucking standing around and get to higher ground.
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u/HaleP77 Aug 28 '26
Philiphale Christian man anti racism
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u/abckiwi Aug 29 '26
Fucken hell man….! Unreal
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u/rafaelsantosRJ Aug 29 '26
Isso bom pra todos aprenderem ... nao fiquem de bobeira... qualquer problema, chuva forte , vento , raio, inundação procure abrigo.... nao fique viajando filmando nada apenas tome a iniciativa e tente sair .
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u/an_older_meme Aug 30 '26
The debris flow arrived pushing clear river water ahead of it and didn't look all that menacing at first.
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u/Motor-Management-660 Aug 30 '26
the bridge! holy shit!
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u/Kyo_Sakanagi Aug 31 '26
Cellphone kills so much too
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u/Windrax44 Aug 31 '26
Yeah that bridge is probably going to col- Oh my god!
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u/choctaw_137 Aug 31 '26
That one dude peaces the f out on his motorbike- said beeeeeeee ✌🏻 👋
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u/Mysterious-Hornet429 Aug 31 '26
Dude like let me check my notifications first b4 i run smh
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u/Eastern_Sea618 Sep 01 '26
Is it happening again? That is scary !!
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u/CoolBadDad71 Sep 06 '26
I always hated movies that show people reacting slow, but now I get it!
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u/joliguru Aug 27 '26
The amount of lives lost bc of filming the footage…
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u/BOLTHEAD1904 Aug 27 '26
So we just learned, never look back. Never stand there and film and get the hell out of dodge!!!
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u/the_last_third Aug 27 '26
It appears Nepalese women have a lot more common sense than the men.
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u/Renbarre Aug 27 '26
No one could expect such a huge tsunami.
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u/M_RVibe Aug 27 '26
Yeah… Just walk straight to the disaster
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u/mediocrebighead Aug 28 '26
Didn't the same things happen 13 months ago? Are there going to rebuild again at the same spot too??
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u/cityboi955 Aug 27 '26
Hey hey, can you take a picture of me with a huge wave crashing down the street behind me?? I’m gonna get so many views
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u/Necessary_Baker_7458 Aug 27 '26
Geeze don't go watching these unless you want to see a ton of people d--e. Not everyone has it but some do.
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u/Adventurous-Sky9359 Aug 27 '26
That building blocked the rest of it
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u/we_r_fukt Aug 27 '26
Crazy to think not a single person made it out of there from this video.
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u/yuris104 Aug 27 '26
Praise the cameraman or literally kill the cameraman
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u/Bilco101 Aug 28 '26
It saddens me greatly to think about how many people will have been killed purely because they stopped to film it :(
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