Houses, bridges, roads, and other vital infrastructure were either destroyed or severely damaged. On the Chinese side of the border, the mudslide also inundated the Gyirong port.

Dharamshala: The two-day 8th Tibetan Health Review Meeting, organised by the Department of Health (DoHe), Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), commenced at the College for Higher Tibetan Studies (CHTS), Sarah, on Thursday, 27 August 2026, with Kalon (Minister) Pema Tso...

Nearly 650 foreigners unaccounted for since disaster in Nepal and Tibet as villages up to 30 miles away wiped out

According to Nepal Police, the Chitwan district recorded the highest death toll with 178 bodies recovered, followed by 110 in NP East, 44 in Gorkha, 37 in Nuwakot, 33 in Dhading, 28 in Tanahun, 27 in NP West and...

Chinese state media had earlier confirmed three dead, taking the total killed to at least 472. More than 1,400 people are missing, including hundreds of foreigners.

A significant collapse in the Himalayan region caused a seismic disturbance, leading to a violent flood surge that reached Rasuwagadhi at the Nepal-Tibet border within a mere seven minutes. Recovery efforts extended across multiple districts in both Nepal and...

The death toll from flash floods that occurred two days ago in Nepal has reached 469, Nepal Police said on Friday. Rescue teams using heavy machinery dug through mud and debris in Nepalese towns as hopes of finding survivors...

Chinese authorities warned Friday that a lake formed by a mudslide on the China-Nepal border could breach and send floodwaters downstream, threatening further damage. Water levels are expected to rise over the next three days, with 499 residents and...

Brahma Chellaney, a professor of strategic studies at the independent New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research and fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin, is the author of nine books, including "Water: Asia's New Battleground," which won the Bernard Schwartz Book Award.

The Diplomat warns that the Tibet-Nepal border flash flood highlights severe transboundary climate risks in the Himalayas. Experts urge regional cooperation, stricter infrastructure oversight, and international attention to cryosphere security before future environmental disasters strike downstream nations.