More than 1,300 people died in floods that destroyed villages and damaged critical hydropower infrastructure in the Trishuli River basin. Nepal generates nearly all electricity from hydropower and exports $200m annually, but high-altitude Himalayan regions warm 50% faster than global average.
Nepal's hydropower gamble crumbles as climate-driven floods destroy 10% of capacity
More than 1,300 people were killed in the floods, with thousands still missing; hundreds of hydropower workers and residents are trapped in mud-filled tunnels.