At least 168 people were killed and more than 1,300 were missing after catastrophic and deadly torrents of floods and mud swept through several communities along the Nepal-China following a glacier collapse.
\n\nA vehicle is seen in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
\n\nEarthmovers clear the debris from flash flooding in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
\n\nA child walks in mud in the aftermath of a flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
\n\nEarthmovers clear the debris of flash flooding in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
\n\nThis photo released by Xinhua News Agency, shows a mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in southwestern China’s Tibetan Autonomous Region on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (Xinhua via AP)
\n\nBENGALURU, India (AP) — The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. That may have led to the backed-up water surging downstream with enormous force a few hours…
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