In the early hours of a Wednesday morning, a section of Himalayan glacier broke free above Nepal's Rasuwa district and sent a wall of water and debris cascading through the border region between Nepal and Tibet, erasing villages in minutes and claiming at least 332 lives, with more than 1,500 still unaccounted for. Among the missing are nearly 800 foreign nationals from 33 countries — pilgrims and tourists drawn to some of the most sacred landscapes on earth — whose absence now measures the human cost of a disaster that scientists say may grow more common as a warming climate destabilizes the
Nepal glacier collapse triggers catastrophic floods; 330+ dead, 1,500 missing as rescuers lose hope
At least 332 people confirmed dead with 1,500+ missing; entire villages destroyed; hundreds stranded on isolated hillsides; families separated and displaced across Nepal-Tibet border.