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Bhotekoshi flood reveals the growing danger of Himalayan cascading hazards

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It was published at 19 September 2026, 9:00 am NPT and is kept online as the record of what was confirmed at that hour. Figures in it are no longer current.

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The state of Devighat after the Bhotekoshi flood. The catastrophic flood which took place in the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli river area in August 26 has left Nepal facing one of the worst mountain disasters in recent times.

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