At least 95 people were killed on Wednesday when a severe flash flood struck Himalayan border regions across Nepal and neighbouring Tibet. The torrent destroyed villages, power facilities, roads and bridges, with local officials fearing that casualties will rise.Below are several major Himalayan disasters over the past 12 years, which some analysts have linked to climate change and rapid development in the region.August 2025Four die, with dozens ⁠missing, in sudden flooding ​and landslides ⁠in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.September 2024At least 66 killed in Nepal as persistent downpours triggered ⁠flooding and landslides.A residential building is pounded by rocks after a cloudburst following heavy rains in the Sahastradhara region of Dehradun, in India's Uttarakhand. (AFP/Getty)November 2023 A cave-in trapped 41 in a ​road ⁠tunnel being built in Uttarakhand. ‌The men, low-wage workers from some of India's poorest states, were rescued 17 days later. Authorities gave no reason ‌for the collapse.October 2023Torrential rain triggered ‌a glacial lake outburst causing devastating floods in India's northeastern state of Sikkim, killing 179.A vehicle is seen partially submerged in water after flash floods triggered by a sudden heavy rainfall swamped the Rangpo town in Sikkim, India (AP.)January 2023Nearly 200 were evacuated from homes in ⁠the Indian town of Joshimath after cracks developed in hundreds of buildings, later demolished as unsafe structures.October 2021Unseasonal heavy rain flooded roads and washed away bridges in Uttarakhand, killing at least 46.February 2021More than ‌200 were killed as a flash flood ​in Uttarakhand swept away two hydroelectric projects and ‌sent water, rocks, and debris surging ⁠down the Dhauliganga river valley.Indian civilians get ready to load relief material for flood affected victims on a helicopter at a makeshift helipad at Joshimath. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)September 2014The Kashmir ⁠region suffered its worst flooding in 50 years as the Jhelum river, ‌which flows from ​India to Pakistan, surged in ‌unusually heavy rain, killing about ​200 Indians and 264 Pakistanis.Geologists, residents, and officials blamed rapid construction for weakening the buildings and the land beneath.