Flash floods triggered by an ice-and-rock avalanche struck northern Nepal near the China border on August 26, 2026, with hundreds reported missing including 384 tourists of whom 291 were foreign nationals. Multiple sources confirm damage to 430 megawatts of hydropower and solar capacity and the deployment of Nepal Army helicopters, while death toll figures remain disputed between reports of 8 and 22. Roads at the Gyirong Port checkpoint stayed closed for seven days.