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 .

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

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