Satellite images show destruction from Nepal-Tibet floods

A glacier collapse high in the Himalayas on Wednesday triggered catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border.Published On 27 Aug 202627 Aug 2026More than 270 people have been confirmed dead and at least 1,300 remain missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet region after a Himalayan glacier collapse sent a wall of water, mud and rock through border towns and valleys.Rescue teams are searching for survivors in terrain that is hard to access at the best of times. At least 19 bridges and about 40km (25 miles) of road have been destroyed, further hampering the search.Nepal Police spokesperson Abi Narayan Kafle said the death toll is expected to rise further.(Al Jazeera)Satellite imagery captured by Planet Labs before and after the flood shows how buildings and roads have been washed away.The imagery also shows large parts of Syapru Besi village submerged in mud.A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal [Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters]Dozens of bridges have been destroyed and nearly 40 kilometres (25 miles) of roads damaged, complicating search efforts, Nepali officials say [Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters]A drone view shows mud coverin...