NYT > World News What to Know About Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal and Tibet Par : Zane Irwin and Lynsey Chutel 27 août 2026 à 06:44 An avalanche may have caused catastrophic flooding even without heavy rainfall. In the path of the destruction, at least 1,000 people were missing. © Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersDestruction in the Nuwakot district of Nepal on Wednesday. The country’s foreign minister said the floods were “one of the largest natural disasters we have experienced in recent memory.”