A visual analysis into how the Nepal flash flooding unfolded | CNN

What we know about how the Nepal flash flooding unfolded

Yahya Abou-Ghazala

By Yahya Abou-Ghazala and Thomas Bordeaux, CNN

Updated 5:29 PM EDT, Thu August 27, 2026

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What new satellite images show about the destructive flooding in Nepal

As researchers investigate how a landslide caused such catastrophic flooding in Nepal, a CNN review of satellite imagery and videos sheds light on how the flood unfolded. CNN's Yahya Abou-Ghazala reports

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