A glacier collapse high in the Himalayas on 2026-08-26 triggered landslides and flash floods across Nepal, causing the catastrophic damage reported in the article. ^[1] Dharma Raj Upreti, head of Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, said on 2026-08-27 that the floods caused at least 387 billion Nepali rupees ($2.56 billion) in damage to property, housing, and infrastructure. ^[2] Nepal police said on 2026-08-27 that the death toll from the floods reached 1,252 and that 4,875 people remain missing. ^[3] More than 1,000 people died in the recent debris flow disaster. ^[4] Nepal plans to install a new early warning system at its border with China to better protect against future disasters following a catastrophic debris flow. ^[5] A survivor was rescued from a tunnel nine days after a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal, while a second person remains missing. ^[6] More than 1,250 people died and over 4,200 remain missing following the flash flood caused by a glacial outburst on August 26. ^[7] Upreti also told Reuters that early recovery for the first four months-building roads, temporary shelters, and providing drinking water and electricity-would cost about 7.95 billion Nepali rupees ($52 million). ^[8] Dharma Raj Upreti stated that the floods are the deadliest disaster in Nepal since the 2015 earthquake, which killed over 8,000 people. ^[9] The floods hit a border area between Nepal and the Chinese region of Tibet. ^[10]