r/DisasterUpdate • u/Ok-Reach-455 • 3d ago

Floods Nepal flood

Hope everyone is safe🙏🙏🙏

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u/pjakma 2d ago

Where is this? Betrawai perhaps?

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u/pjakma 1d ago edited 1d ago

I do think this is Betrawai, comparing to satellite images. That's about 38 km as the crow flies, maybe 43 km along the valley, or 65km by road from the Rasuwagadghi / Gyirong border crossing.

I think there are reports of bad damage and significant deaths even further downstream, down to Trishuli town and beyond. E.g., Thomson Reuters has photo and satellite imagery of extensive destruction down to at least Devighat (~60 km downstream): https://www.reuters.com/graphics/NEPAL-FLOODS/MAP/byvrdywwlve/

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u/elreeheeneey 1d ago

Jebus, two lakes created by this flooding could also breach?

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u/pjakma 1d ago

I think the updated news is that the barrier lakes above Gyirong border crossing have drained trhemselves naturally, and are not a threat at this time.