Nepal-China flooding latest: Rescue efforts resume after newly formed lake threatens fresh deluge - CNN

Link Copied! Atlanta’s Nepali community rallies to support flood relief in Nepal By Sugam Pokharel in Atlanta • Source: CNN " data-fave-thumbnails="{"big": { "uri": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/videothumbnails/55930102-61884840-generated-thumbnail.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_540,w_960,c_fill" }, "small": { "uri": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/videothumbnails/55930102-61884840-generated-thumbnail.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_540,w_960,c_fill" } }" data-vr-video="false" data-show-html=" " data-byline-html=" " data-timestamp-html=" Updated 3:14 AM EDT, Sat August 29, 2026 " data-check-event-based-preview="" data-is-vertical-video-embed="false" data-network-id="" data-publish-date="2026-08-28T22:15:06.460Z" data-video-section="world" data-canonical-url="https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/world/video/cnn-nepal-flood-cnn-director-sugam-pokharel" data-branding-key="" data-video-slug="cnn-nepal-flood-cnn-director-sugam-pokharel" data-first-publish-slug="cnn-nepal-flood-cnn-director-sugam-pokharel" data-video-tags="" data-breakpoints='{"video-resource--media-extra-large": 660}' data-display-video-cover="true" data-details=""> For Sugam Pokharel, CNN's Director of International News, Video, covering the devastating floods in Nepal is deeply personal. Pokharel, who grew up in Nepal and returns every year, says several of his friends remain missing after traveling through one of the hardest-hit areas.

While continuing to work from the newsroom, he describes seeing familiar places destroyed and the painful uncertainty families face while waiting for news.