O n August 26, a catastrophic flash flood triggered by a high-altitude glacial collapse along the Nepal-Tibet border decimated the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river corridors . The disaster heavily impacted multiple regions, completely devastating the Trishuli River basin and Bidur Municipality in Nuwakot district with extreme torrents and sudden landslides.
The Nepal Army and Armed Police Force are trying to clear a blocked tunnel at a hydropower project in Rasuwa district, hoping to find people who may be trapped inside. Clearing the way: Rescue workers and heavy machinery clear mud and debris in a flood-hit area of Nepal, after a devastating flash flood swept through villages in the northern part of the country.
Those rescued are constantly scanning the skies for helicopters, hoping they are bringing back family members who remain stranded in villages upstream. Seeking answers: Relatives give the names of missing family members to officials as the search for survivors continues; among those out of contact are hundreds of foreign nationals.
Into the field: Nepali Army rescue personnel head towards an airstrip near Nuwakot as teams remain on alert for further flooding after a debris dam burst on August 28. A long wait: Relatives search lists of missing people outside a hospital in Battar, Nuwakot, on August 28; at least 2,426 people remain missing. Emergency care: Nepali Army doctors treat a woman at a field hospital in Battar, Nuwakot, after she was rescued from the Bhotekoshi flood.
