Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:05am on 26 Aug 2026,Wednesday International
At least eight people were killed and nine others reported missing after flash floods hit Nepal’s Rasuwa district near the Tibet border on Wednesday. The sudden surge in the Bhote Koshi river washed away villages, vehicles, bridges and infrastructure sites. Timure Bazaar and a newly rebuilt Friendship Bridge were among the structures damaged. Rescue teams, including the Nepal Army and police, were deployed, but high water levels hampered helicopter operations. The floods also disrupted hydropower supply and prompted alerts in downstream areas of Nepal and Bihar. Authorities are investigating whether the disaster was caused by heavy rainfall or a glacial lake outburst.
