Nepal’s Rasuwa Flood Disaster: How a Glacier Collapse Triggered a Wall of Water
A catastrophic flash flood tore through Nepal’s northern Rasuwa District on August 26, sending a powerful surge of water, mud, rocks and debris down the Bhote Koshi river system and leaving a trail of destruction across communities, roads, bridges and hydropower projects. What began high in the Himalayas rapidly became one of Nepal’s most devastating recent disasters. As of August…