Chilling videos circulating on social media show a sudden and devastating flash flood sweeping through villages, markets, settlements and hydropower projects along the Bhotekoshi River in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, near the China border.

Today, a flash flood has swept through markets, settlements, and hydropower projects along the Bhotekoshi River in Timure and Syabrubesi, Gosainkunda Rural Municipality, Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province, Nepal. pic.twitter.com/DWVsGQpRzV

— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) August 26, 2026

The massive surge struck the areas of Timure and Syapru Besi in Gosainkunda Rural Municipality on Wednesday, washing away vehicles, roads, bridges and infrastructure and leaving authorities scrambling to rescue those stranded.

These visuals from the floods in Rasuwa, Nepal are absolutely horrific. The scale of the destruction looks unreal, almost like a scene from a disaster movie.The entir...