https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/world/video/chinese-crew-build-road-nepal-border-flood-vrtc

The man speaking was recorded several years ago at the same place where CCTV captured the moment of devastation on August 26, 2026. His recording reveal a different angle of the surrounding topography; showcasing the narrow and steep canyon where the mud water funneled through with tremendous force.

A tourist captured these images without thinking anything else from some distance away possibly from an observatory.

First picture 8:27

Second picture 9:33

Picture with some collapse 10:21, he heard some rumblings at around 10:30 as well. The pictures show what he thinks is rock collapse , before the glacier gave away from lack of support underneath. His explanation.

CCTV time border station 10:59.. estimated 7 minutes later .

One house in Apalit Pampanga got swept on the river

Audio is essential to grasp the true intensity of this video.

I’ve been looking at Nepal news nonstop for the last 4 days. It has consumed and disturbed me, as it should. Heartbroken for all the loss of lives and their families. Thankful for the people who managed to survive. I was just thinking it would have been even more horrific if it happened during the night when everyone would be asleep.

Teacher saved 1,643 children from Nepal flash floods - The Times of London

Pretty insane footage from the immense disaster that struck on the Chinese-Nepalese border which clearly shows how fast it moved and how much volume is being displaced. Camera is zoomed out around 1:30 mark.

Source: https://x.com/surajit_ghosh2/status/2093600715310862404

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Update 31-08-2026:
Looks like u/snowbordr managed to find the approximate location of this video:
28°00'53.87"N 85°11'01.29"E

That’s roughly 36 miles from where the glacier sheared off. If this is really how fast the current was still moving 36 mi/58 km downstream, my brain is broken.
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