Video: Workers run for lives in Nepal as monster wall of floodwater bears down

UPDATED: Aug 27, 2026 10:33 ISTA viral video shows a group of workers in orange jackets and yellow protective helmets running for their lives as a massive wall of muddy floodwater surges towards them during flash floods in Nepal on Wednesday. The workers are seen scrambling up a slope as the torrent sweeps through the area, narrowly escaping the deluge. The dramatic footage emerged as flash floods ravaged Nepal and neighbouring Tibet, leaving 165 people dead and nearly 1,500 missing, including 133 Indians. Several areas near the Nepal-Tibet border were severely affected, with roads, bridges and critical infrastructure damaged. Read MoreVIDEOS FROM OTHER SECTIONSLATEST VIDEOSGurugram Rain Crisis: Encroachments & Clogging in Badshapur Drain Cause Severe WaterloggingAn India Today ground report highlights the severe waterlogging and traffic chaos plaguing Gurugram during monsoon rains due to the complete clogging of the Badshapur drain. The 28-kilometre-long drain, which is the primary drainage system of Gurugram, has nearly 18 kilometres severely impacted by illegal construction, encroachment, and accumulated garbage. At key locations such as Tulip Chowk and Vatika Chowk, ground coverage reveals still, stagnant water, uncleared silt, and major bottlenecks that prevent smooth drainage. Incessant rains over two days caused the drain to overflow onto city roads. The report points out severe apathy by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority and local administration, questioning why authorities failed to clean, desilt, or clear encroachments along the operational and non-operational sections of the city's largest drain to relieve residents of annual waterlogging woes.Nepal floods: 95 dead, 133 Indians missing; India sends relief material to NepalA massive flash flood in Nepal has killed at least 95 people and left more than 400 foreign nationals missing, including 133 Indian tourists, after the disaster struck the Kerung border customs office near the Nepal-China border. The key route used by Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims was swept by raging floodwaters, with 77 Indian pilgrims associated with the Isha Foundation among those reportedly missing. More than 50 of the missing Indian tourists are from Tamil Nadu. The floods also swept away the Langtang Khola hydropower project in Rasuwa district, leaving around 60 employees missing, besides destroying motorable bridges and inundating parts of the Trishuli region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Nepalese Prime Minister Balen Shah, conveyed condolences and offered India’s full humanitarian assistance. An IAF C-130J Super Hercules aircraft carrying 10 tonnes of relief material has been sent to Kathmandu, while a C-17 Globemaster remains on standby. Rescue operations are being hampered by difficult terrain, mud, sludge and adverse weather.Nepal floods: 95 dead, over 400 missing as flash floods devastate border areasA massive flash flood triggered by landslides and seismic activity has caused widespread devastation across Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading and Bhote Koshi regions, sweeping away villages, bridges and critical infrastructure. The disaster destroyed the Kerung border customs office, Langtang Khola Hydropower project and around 40 km of the road connecting Kathmandu with Rasuwagadhi. Authorities have reported 95 deaths, while more than 400 people remain missing, including around 60 hydropower project employees. More than 130 Indian tourists on the Mansarovar Yatra and 80 people linked to the Isha Foundation, including 77 Kailash pilgrims and three volunteers, are also untraceable following flooding at Gyirong and Timure. Prime Minister Balen Shah has mobilised the Army, police and other security forces for rescue operations. India has sent 10 tonnes of humanitarian aid through an IAF C-130J aircraft. In India, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are closely monitoring river levels, with NDRF and SDRF teams deployed in Maharajganj, Kushinagar, West Champaran and Gopalganj.Terence Crawford Meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy In Kyiv, Gifts Puppy FreyaFormer American professional boxer Terence Crawford met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Tuesday. During the meeting at the presidential office, the undefeated former world champion presented President Zelenskyy with an American pit bull terrier puppy named Freya as a gesture of solidarity with Ukraine.