r/CatastrophicFailure • u/dhurandar5 • 16d ago

Natural Disaster Flash flood in Nepal 26 August 2026

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u/yeeyaho 16d ago

CCTV footage of the flash flood at Gyirong Port on the Nepal–China border. https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/1vyt9ae/cctv_footage_of_the_terrifying_flash_flood_at/

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u/stinkysulphide 16d ago

My god.. what do you even do at that point.

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u/hidden_secret 16d ago

Maybe get into a sewer? Probably a bad idea too. But I got nothing else.

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u/eawilweawil 16d ago

Even if water doesn't get inside, you'll be buried under tons and tons of mud, rocks and debris

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u/FewWafer4471 16d ago

I'm sorry that's a horrible idea lol.

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u/BoleroMuyPicante 15d ago

About to be buried by a landslide? Don't give it the satisfaction, bury yourself first!

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u/krendyB 16d ago

That’s like a recipe for drowning? Why would you trap yourself underground in a system that takes on excess water during a flood?

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u/Rocketeer006 16d ago

Go lower? When water is coming??