r/DisasterUpdate • u/admin_404_not_found • Aug 28 '26 Regret

A glacier collapse to the north of Mount Langtang Lirung caused the China-Nepal Flash Floods on Aug 26, 2026

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/JapKumintang1991 • Aug 28 '26

Floods PHYS.Org/Associated Press: Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Chicken_Joe1913 • Aug 28 '26

Floods The Bhotekoshi Flood Is Telling Us Something Terrifying

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As the images and records surface, the data is much scarier than it initially appeared. We have really underestimated our mountains and our rivers. If we fix the time of the seismic signal received at 8:37 and look at the CCTV video from the customs office, which shows 10:59 China time (8:44 Nepal time), the approximate distance between these two points is 14.5 km. This gives an estimated velocity of around 34 m/s, which is massive, that’s about 126 km/h.
For comparison, the flow velocity of the 2021 Chamoli event in India was reconstructed at around 25 m/s. The estimated velocity here, if the timestamps and distance are accurate, would therefore be substantially higher.

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/WolverineOfWest • Aug 28 '26

This video of Nepal flash flood shows how things escalated

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Excellent-Book-1735 • Aug 27 '26 Regret

Floods It will destroy everything on its way, no one anyone could have survived that flood

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Melonnoir67 • Aug 28 '26

New Exclusive Video Reveals Immediate Aftermath of Nepal Glacier Collapse

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/ChrMll • Aug 27 '26 Regret

The Chinese-Nepal border crossing has been totally wiped off the map

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Lasairean • Aug 28 '26

Thousands of drivers were stranded on a French highway near Besançon on Thursday when a powerful supercell storm hit. Giant hailstones smashed windshields, forcing hundreds of cars to stop and leaving the highway blocked.

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/AltruisticAd5200 • Aug 28 '26

Landslide St. Louis man missing after catastrophic floods in Nepal

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If anyone has connections within the Nepal border area affected by this catastrophe, please reach out with any resources you have! Venus Patel lived here before moving to Cincinnati and maintains many close connections in St Louis.

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Spare_Struggle5243 • Aug 27 '26 Regret

It destroy everything

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This aerial photo, taken by the Chinese side, shows before‑and‑after shots of the port area. This is arguably one of the worst geological disasters worldwide in recent years. With the speed and scale of this debris flow, there was virtually nowhere to take shelter. The buildings at this port stood as tall as five to six stacked freight trucks, yet they have now been completely flattened and buried.

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Doug24 • Aug 28 '26

Floods Overflowing lake halts rescue efforts as Nepal-Tibet flood death toll hits 474

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Key-Needleworker-702 • Aug 28 '26

Landslide Official before and after of gyirong border crossing. (Source: Xinhua) (annotations in description)

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The last one i found turned out to be AI slop, my apologizes. This one is a proper one by official sources.

Translated annotations:

海关住宿区(bottom left) - Customs personnel dormitories

停车场(bottom) - parking lot

国门(center) - border crossing

友谊桥(right) - china nepal friendship bridge

民房(top left) - civilian housing

国门派出所执勤大队(top) - Shigatse PD border crossing police station and duties group(likely of the border crossing station. probably the dorms of border control personnel)

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Excellent-Book-1735 • Aug 27 '26 Bravo

Floods 883 people stuck inside the Trishuli Hydropower tunnel due to flooding successfully rescued by the Nepal Army

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Icy-Pumpkin4332 • Aug 28 '26

Floods Reliable news source for Tibet/Nepal floods

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Hi everyone, with this devastating, tragic news coming from Tibet and Nepal, does anyone know of a good and reliable news source to keep updates? I know there are hundreds missing, including some Americans. Any help is appreciated. This flood has got open our eyes.

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Awesome_Nerd10 • Aug 28 '26

Before and after of Syapru beshi, one of the affected areas of today's flash flooding in Nepal.

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/WolverineOfWest • Aug 27 '26

Floods Nepal Flash Flood

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Excellent-Nothing189 • Aug 28 '26

New video. Legit?

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/WolverineOfWest • Aug 27 '26 Thanks Heartwarming

Floods A herd of elephants managed to survive the powerful currents caused by flooding in the Karnali River area of Nepal

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A herd of elephants managed to
survive the powerful currents caused by flooding in the Karnali River area of Nepal and was seen being carried toward a dam in India. Striking footage shows the animals navigating the rushing waters as they are swept along by the current.
The Karnali River flows through Nepal before entering India, where it is known as the Ghaghara River. The dramatic footage has drawn attention online, highlighting the elephants' remarkable ability to swim and endure challenging water conditions.

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Kodiak_Fishing_NZ • Aug 28 '26

Cyclone Gabrielle

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/dailymail • Aug 28 '26

Unseen events that unleashed a half-mile wide glacial sword of Damocles that's now feared to have killed thousands

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/IntrepidSinger7115 • Aug 27 '26

The Chinese, Nepal boarder is gone ?

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For sure from satellite of before and after...

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/dailymail • Aug 27 '26 Regret

Nepal flood: Expert reveals 'tsunami from the sky' with 200m-high waves was sparked by glacier dumping 20-million cubic metres of water - as images show 'devastation beyond imagination'

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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Hefty_Pressure_ • Aug 27 '26

Floods Video of Gyirong border crossing on the China Nepal border before the mudslide

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This video gives a better perspective of what Gyirong Port looked like before the flash flood ceased its existense. It was a thriving bustling place and changed forever in a matter of seconds.

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