A high-altitude glacier near the Nepal-Tibet border sheared off, plunging 1.2km and triggering a debris-laden flood that devastated the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli corridor.
The incident has been reconstructed using satellite imagery
Aug 28, 2026
11:12 am
What's the storyThe devastating flash flood that swept through the Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday, killing almost 500 people so far, was triggered by a dramatic glacier collapse.
Reportedly, nearly two-thirds of a high-altitude glacier sheared away and plunged about 1.2 km into the Lhende Khola river catchment. The Lhende Khola river feeds into the Bhote Koshi and then the Trishuli River.
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