In Apocalyptic Video, Scores Of People Engulfed By Nepal Flash Floods

At least 19 people have died, and several others, including 105 Indians and 37 NRIs, are among the nearly 400 missing after flash floods in Nepal's Rasuwa district bordering Tibet swept through villages and damaged infrastructure on Wednesday.

CCTV footage from Gyirong Port in Tibet shows a massive flash flood surging through the area, which then crossed into Nepal's Rasuwa district, causing widespread destruction along the Bhote Koshi River.

The video shows a massive surge of muddy water, rocks and debris rushing in from upstream and rapidly flooding a parking lot, sweeping vehicles and generating a thick cloud of dust and mist.

This is seriously scary. CCTV footage from Gyirong Port in Tibet, China, directly opposite Nepal's Rasuwa district. This flash flood hit here first and later caused massive havoc in Nepal. Can't even imagine someone surviving this. Prayers for everyone affected. 🙏 https://t.co/o805P8KGSu pic.twitter.com/31QzZ64aBD

— Nikhil saini (@iNikhilsaini) August 26, 2026

The clip also shows people scrambling and running before the floods engulf them within seconds, turning a border facility into chaos in moments.

The flood surged through the Bhote Koshi River at around 9 am (local time), coming from the Tibet side, affecting the Rasuwa and Dhading districts bordering Tibet and the Nuwakot district, southwest of Kathmandu, officials said.

According to the Nepal Tourism Board, at least 384 travellers, including 291 foreigners and 93 Nepali nationals, are reported missing from the flood-affected area.

These visuals from the floods in Rasuwa, Nepal are absolutely horrific. The scale of the destruction looks unreal, almost like a scene from a disaster movie.The entire Himalayan belt needs to seriously work on better early warning systems for such flash floods. Prayers for… pic.twitter.com/7iiupXXIzT

— Nikhil saini (@iNikhilsaini) August 26, 2026

These travellers include 105 Indian tourists, 37 NRIs and the remaining tourists from the USA, Malaysia, the UK, South Africa, Australia and the Netherlands.

At least 59 of the Indians were pilgrims for the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra, Samrat Tours and Travel agency said.

Devastating Visuals

Videos shared by Nepal Police and others on social media showed torrents of muddy water crashing through mountain valleys in the Himalayan nation's districts bordering Tibet.

भोटेकोसी नदी रसुवामा तिब्बत तर्फबाट ठुलो बाढी प्रवेश गरेकोले अर्को सूचना नआउँदासम्म त्रीशुली नदीको तटिय क्षेत्रका जिल्लाहरु नुवाकोट, धादिङ, चितवन, गोरखा लगायतका स्थानहरूमा उच्च सतर्कता सहित सुरक्षित स्थानमा रहन अनुरोध छ। pic.twitter.com/Zun6icZZCM

— Nepal Police (@NepalPoliceHQ) August 26, 2026

"We do not exactly know the extent of damage, but the flood is big, and it could have damaged many settlements," Nepal Police spokesman Abi Narayan Kafle told AFP.

"We have alerted people who are staying near the riverside to relocate... and deployed all our resources," he said.