Overview
- A debris‑filled surge raced down from the Tibet region into the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers on Aug 26 and instantly destroyed Timure and nearby settlements.
- Police and rescue teams have recovered at least 389 bodies and continue searching for hundreds to potentially thousands more people who remain unaccounted for.
- Survivors describe a sudden rumble and a wall of mud and water that gave little time to flee despite some evacuation alerts.
- Nepal Army and security teams are using helicopters to evacuate and treat survivors in Bidur, Trishuli and Kathmandu while search operations run across Rasuwa, Dhading, Nuwakot and Chitwan.
- Authorities and experts warn the event likely came from a glacier or ice‑rock collapse or a glacial‑lake outburst flood, damage to hydropower, bridges and river channels complicates rescue work and an upstream blocked lake poses ongoing downstream danger.