Catastrophic flooding across the Nepal-Tibet border has killed nearly 500 people, trapped hundreds of construction workers, and displaced thousands of residents. Emergency teams are racing against rising waters and landslide risks to conduct evacuations while monitoring newly formed glacial lakes for potential secondary breaches.

A sudden glacial collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border has triggered catastrophic flash floods that have killed at least 389 people and left over 1,000 missing. More than 13,000 rescue personnel are currently conducting search-and-rescue missions amid concerns that a newly formed lake could breach and worsen the disaster.