CNN reported on August 31, 2026, that the death toll from the Nepal floods had surpassed 1,000, with more than 4,400 people still unaccounted for in Nepal and China. ^[1] On August 26, 2026, flash floods struck five districts in Nepal along the Nepal-Tibet border, destroying homes and collapsing roads and bridges. ^[2] The glacial collapse released water, mud, rock, and ice that overwhelmed the Lhende Khola, Bhoteskoshi, and Trishuli rivers, causing catastrophic flooding in surrounding communities. ^[3] A glacier in Nepal close to the border with Tibet collapsed, causing a huge volume of ice, mud and rock debris to invade the Lende Khola tributary of the Bhote Koshi river. ^[4] The author asserts that Nepal contributes a negligible percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions yet Himalayan communities are paying the highest price for global warming. ^[5] The author claims that Donald Trump called climate change a hoax, describing him as a 'blinkered fool' for facing such evidence. ^[6] The flood caused by the glacier collapse burst its banks, sweeping away entire communities and killing hundreds, with thousands still missing. ^[7]