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Nepal floods of 2026
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Aerial view of houses partially submerged in muddy floodwater along a river in Trishuli Bazar, Nepal, with debris and damaged buildings surrounded by green hills. Aerial view of houses in Devighat, Nepal, surrounded by thick gray sludge after flash floods, with mud covering buildings and debris scattered across the area. Diagram showing a mountain glacier collapse in which melting ice destabilizes rock, triggering a rockslide that changes the ice into water to flood the valley below with water, mud, and debris. Rows of damaged residential buildings in Devighat, Nuwakot, Nepal, with debris, mud, and broken structures visible after devastating flash floods.
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Nepal floods of 2026: References & Edit History

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  • John P. Rafferty
    John P. Rafferty writes about Earth processes and the environment. He serves currently as the editor of Earth and life sciences, covering climatology, geology, zoology, and other topics that relate to the natural world.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added diagram and top questions. Oct 14, 2026
Article revised and updated. Sep 08, 2026
Updated the number of dead and missing and noted that the failure of bedrock beneath the ice triggered the glacier's partial collapse. Sep 04, 2026
Updated number of dead and missing. Sep 02, 2026
New article added. Sep 01, 2026
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