KATHMANDU — At around 8:40 am on August 26, 2026, a destructive surge entered Nepal through the Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa, carrying water, mud, rocks and other debris into the Trishuli river system. Within days, bodies were being recovered hundreds of kilometres downstream in Chitwan, Tanahun, Gorkha and both eastern and western Nawalparasi. Roads and bridges were washed away, hydropower workers were trapped underground, communications collapsed and thousands of residents, workers and travellers were cut off. By 5:30 pm on...