On the morning of 26 August 2026, a series of flash floods destroyed the Gyirong checkpoint on the China–Nepal border and struck dozens of settlements along a 72 km stretch of the Trishuli River in Ne
Trishuli Valley in Rasuwa District
Nuwakot District
Trishuli River (left) and the Lhende Khola (right) in 2013
A glacier collapse on the north face of Langtang Lirung, a mountain in Langtang National Park, Nepal, is widely thought to be the proximate cause of the floods (view from south-east).
The Trishuli River is one of the major tributaries of the Narayani River basin in central Nepal. The river is formed by the merger of the Gyirong Tsangpo and the Lende Khola originating in Gyirong Cou
2026 Nepal floods
…series of flash floods destroyed the Gyirong checkpoint on the China–Nepal border and struck dozens of settlements along a 72 km (45 mi) stretch of the Trishuli River in Nepal. At least 939 deaths and 4,247 missing were confirmed in Nepal with an additional 16 dead and 546 missing in the Tibet Autonomous Region of…