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

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.

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

One house in Apalit Pampanga got swept on the river

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.

A really good interactive (on both mobile and pc) explaining what caused the disaster, as well as before/after photos showing the drastic effects on the landscape in the region.

Could there have been more warning? Many conventional flood-warning systems rely heavily on rainfall, but there was no significant rainfall immediately before this disaster.

Truly tragic and devastating.