See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy ELIANA SILVER, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER and ISABELLA MACHIN, REPORTER and PATRICK HARRINGTON, UK NEWS REPORTER Updated: 01:25 BST, 28 August 2026
Footage has emerged showing workers in a desperate race of survival as a huge wall of water came crashing towards them during a devastating flood that swept through Nepal's Rasuwa region on Wednesday.Nepal is facing what officials have described as 'devastation beyond imagination' after a 'tsunami from the sky' battered the area following a glacier collapse.The rushing waters, reportedly reaching up to 650ft high, have left nearly 1,500 people missing and at least 389 dead.Now, according to CCTV News, Chinese Ministry of Water Resources have said today that a significant landslide dam, where rock, mud and debris have slid down and blocked the flow of water, has formed near where the Tsogyal River and the Purupqiangzangbu River meet in Nepal.This has prompted growing fears of a second tsunami after the landslide dam with a 'high risk of breaching' formed in the river.As of Thursday morning, the estimated water volume had reached 2million cubic meters, and the lake was overflowing.Another 3 million cubic meters of water is projected to enter the lake over the next three days. This puts the dam at risk of collapsing, which could flood the area again. This blog is now closed. Check out the Daily Mail homepage for updates. How the disaster happened:Nurse says his relatives were swept away in floodsAn Essex nurse said his relatives were 'swept away' by the devastating flash floods in Nepal.Rajendra Pudasaini, president of the Non-Resident Nepali Association UK, said Nepal was witnessing an 'irreplaceable loss', adding that the country was 'paying the price for global warming'.The nurse, who works at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex, said: My wife’s auntie and uncle, and their granddaughter and her husband are missing, and my godson as well. They’re gone. The speed the water came, they couldn’t be saved, they were just swept away.The town and the villages were swept away, it’s a tragic thing.'It could take days or weeks to reach survivors'An expert in disaster management has told the Daily Mail that it could take days or even weeks to reach some communities in need.Dr Regardt Ferreira, Director of Tulane University’s Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy, said: 'In remote and mountainous areas, damaged roads, bridges, and communications infrastructure can quickly isolate entire communities. 'The sheer size and volume of debris left behind by flooding and landslides can make access even more difficult, blocking roads and making some routes completely impassable.'Overall, access is likely to be one of the greatest challenges for emergency responders. They may know where assistance is needed but have very limited options for physically reaching those communities. 'In some locations, air support may be the only viable option, and depending on weather, available aircraft, and the scale of demand, reaching isolated communities could take days or, in some instances, weeks.He added that some of the local responders would be experiencing the 'same impacts' as the community, such as loss of family members, while still being expected to help others.Before and after photos show extent of devastation350 trapped in hydropower tunnel are rescuedNepal's army has rescued 350 people who were trapped inside a Hydropower tunnel - but 100 more are still stranded.The group of workers and locals had been stuck inside the Upper Trishuli hydropower project since the flood on Wednesday.But rescuers believe there are still 100 people inside and continue to battle dangerous conditions to free them.Trump: 'Anything Nepal wants, we'll have'Donald Trump has reaffirmed his pledge to help Nepal in the aftermath of the floods.'It's terrible. We've called Nepal, we've offered any help that they need,' he told reporters from the Oval Office.He continued: 'We're sending aid, and we've spoken to the leadership and we let them know anything they want, we'll have.'Pictured: Emergency treatment continuesFlood victims 'asphyxiated by mud' - Nepali doctorPatients arriving at medical centres in the flood-hit region of Nepal are suffering from asphyxiation by mud and blunt force injuries, according to a local doctor.Dr Gopal Sedain, deputy director of the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospita, told Sky News he has seen trauma injuries 'to the chest, to the abdomen, to the limbs, to the face'.He continued: 'We have seen many people, they have been asphyxiated by mud, which came together with the water, and they have mud all over the body, their nostrils, their face, mouth.'Dr Sedain also said the hospital had received fewer patients than it was expecting to - though said that may be because so many people had been swept away and were struggling to reach help.
