High in the mountains where Nepal meets China, a glacier gave way on August 26, sending a torrent of ice, rock, and water crashing through the Bhote Koshi valley and erasing communities that had stood for generations. At least 389 people are confirmed dead and nearly 1,000 remain missing — among them hundreds of foreign nationals, pilgrims, and workers caught in the path of forces older and larger than any human plan. The disaster reminds us that the mountains we have long regarded as sacred and permanent are themselves in motion, and that the communities built in their shadows carry a vulnera
Nepal Floods Kill 389 as Glacier Collapse Triggers Disaster; China Evacuates 1,000+
At least 389 confirmed deaths with nearly 1,000 missing across Nepal and Tibet, including 540+ foreign nationals; thousands displaced and stranded across multiple districts.