Overview

• Intense monsoon rains in Tibet triggered a flash flood that obliterated the Miteri Bridge and swept away about 200 vehicles at the Bhotekoshi River customs port.
• The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority confirms 18 individuals—12 Nepali citizens and six Chinese nationals—remain unaccounted for.
• Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police are mounting joint search and rescue operations in Rasuwagadhi and Timure despite high water levels and poor weather.
• Trade across the border is suspended indefinitely, forcing rerouting of goods via India and heightening existing supply chain disruptions.
• Officials are analyzing hydrological data to determine whether heavy monsoon rainfall in the Tibetan region caused the river surge.