Deadly Flash Flood on Nepal-Tibet Border Highlights Upstream Glacial Risks

A flash flood along the Bhote Koshi River killed at least 18 people on August 26, with hundreds of tourists missing on the Nepal-Tibet border. A similar flood in July killed at least nine. Nepal's climate body tied that event to a glacial lake drainage upstream in Tibet — a recurring pattern where melting glaciers destabilize and send sudden surges of water downstream.