Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Nepal villages
Satellite imagery confirms the extensive destruction caused by a glacier-collapse-induced flash flood in Nepal, which has killed over 550 people. Entire villages and infrastructure along the Trishuli River have been washed away or buried in debris.
Why it matters
Documents the scale of a major humanitarian disaster and the vulnerability of mountain communities to climate-related geological events.
Figure caption, Tracing the deadly path of the Nepal-Tibet flash flood
New satellite imagery has revealed the scale of the devastation along Nepal's Trishuli River caused by Wednesday's deadly flash flood, triggered by a glacier collapse.
Before-and-after images show how sections of the valley, where a torrent of floodwater and debris surged through, destroyed villages, bridges and hydroelectric power stations.
More than 550 people have been killed, Nepalese officials say, with hundreds more missing.
Among the worst-hit locations reviewed by BBC Verify was a key Nepal-Tibet border crossing, which was engulfed by a rush of floodwater and captured on camera.
The satellite imagery from US-based intelligence firm Vantor, shows the site has been almost entirely washed away. Shocking CCTV footage showed the moment as the deluge of water swept over buildings as people tried to escape.
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