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It’s the morning of the 26th of August of 2026. Social media starts flowing with videos and feeds full of debris flows and flash floods as 1,355 people die and another 4,996 are missing on the other side of the screen. The disaster which threw not only Nepal but the whole world into a state of shock and disbelief now goes by many names, like the Nepal-China floods, the Bhotekoshi flood, or the Rasuwa flood. As the flash flood annihilated dozens of settlements along the banks of the Trishuli River in Nepal, it caused widespread devastation. At 8:37 AM, a huge amount of debris, along with a massive flash flood, struck the Gyirong checkpoint on the China–Nepal border, rising higher than a six-storey building. This flash flood slowly made its way through Lhende Khola (Lhende River) along the banks of the Trishuli River. The flood swept away more than a dozen settlements along the banks, resulting in 1,355 confirmed deaths and 4,996 missing persons in Nepal, with an additional 43 dead and 519 missing in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. In about 50 minutes, the flood struck Nepal, resulting in the bodies of the casualties being swept 240 km (150 mi) into the Indian border from Nepal. The flood struck Nepal in about 50 minutes, sweeping the bodies of the casualties 240 km (150 mi) into the Indian border from Nepal. The death toll and missing persons count include numerous foreigners, with approximately 90 of them being Americans. As the food flowed in a straight path without diverging anyway, the damages included the destroyed hydropower projects of 431 megawatts and 41 bridges. In just a single morning, Nepal lost a 431-megawatt hydropower project and faced a casualty of over 5000 people. The disaster was first classified as a magnitude 4.4 earthquake. The classification was later corrected by a human analyst who refiled and logged it as a landslide. The seismic graph had not shown the waves of an earthquake but rather the seismic waves of a glacier burst and debris flow that occurred in the Himalayan region. It is believed that the debris flow originated from Langtang Lirung, a mountain in the Langtang range, and was influenced by the government's response to the Gen-Z riot that occurred a year prior. As the flow of debris and a glacier burst hit Nepal, all six hydropower plants were taken down along with the lives of more than 5000 people. The disaster affected not only the power plants but also one of the main roads used for trade with China. Many video materials and feeds filled social media as the lives of many were swept away by the flood. Some individuals were in pure disbelief about the nature of the disaster, while others, who were chasing fame on social media, were swept away by the calamity. Witnessing their loved ones being killed by the calamity in front of their own eyes, the distraught survivors slowly fell into despair. However, after the recent change of government (which was caused by the Gen-Z riot that took place a year prior), the response of the government (which was caused by the Gen-Z riot which took place a year prior) and organisations became quicker than before. The government executives and members of Nepal’s special force are tirelessly working to save as many lives as possible and still are. International organisations like the WHO (World Health Organization) are sending financial and labour support to Nepal, having donated 150,000 US dollars are sending financial and labour support to Nepal. Even the Nepali citizens sent financial and material aid to the victims of the calamity. As Nepali citizens became distraught, this time of grief became the ideal example of empathy and support in Nepali society. May all the bereaved family gain strength to fight through this time of grief, and may all the departed souls rest in peace.