The Nepal flood disaster has killed hundreds and left thousands missing after a glacier collapse unleashed a devastating surge through Himalayan communities.
KATHMANDU: A catastrophic flood has struck Nepal’s Himalayan region after a glacier collapse unleashed a massive torrent of ice, rock, mud and water, killing hundreds of people and leaving thousands missing in one of the country’s most devastating recent disasters.
The Nepal flood disaster began near the border with China’s Tibet region. A huge mass of ice and rock collapsed from a high-altitude glacier before debris surged into mountain waterways and raced downstream, overwhelming communities with little time to escape.
Impact to expect
The disaster could severely affect Nepal’s mountain communities, hydropower network, transport connections and tourism economy. The immediate priority remains finding survivors, but rebuilding destroyed infrastructure could become a major national and international relief effort.
