Along the Rasuwa Bhote Koshi river in Nepal, a catastrophic flash flood has taken 675 lives and left 2,418 souls unaccounted for, among them hydropower workers laboring in underground tunnels, foreign travelers, and the officials who serve the state. In the long history of mountain nations living beside powerful rivers, this moment reminds us how swiftly geography can overwhelm human ambition and infrastructure alike. Nearly 19,000 rescue workers now move through the disaster zone, bearing witness to both the fragility of life in flood-prone highlands and the remarkable capacity of communities
Nepal flash floods death toll reaches 675 as 2,400+ remain missing
675 confirmed dead, 2,418 missing including 933 hydropower workers, 589 foreign nationals, and 104 security/government officials; 219 injured treated or discharged.