CCTV footage from Nepal shows people fleeing seconds before powerful floodwaters overtook a border crossing between Nepal and the Tibet region. On Wednesday (26 August), a torrential flood swept through the area along the Himalayan border, destroying buildings, roads and bridges on the Bhotekoshi River. The reported death toll in Nepal has risen to at least 359 people, according to local media. More than 650 foreigners are still unaccounted for, while Nepali authorities have yet to determine the number of locals missing. Experts said an avalanche from a glacier was the likely cause of floods in this warming Himalaya region. Nepal disaster expert Bishal Nath Upreti described the flash floods as a “tsunami from the sky”, saying villages along a 40 to 50km stretch were completely wiped out.