Blocked roads and devastation as BBC drives to site of Nepal floods

Sun Sep 06 2026 02:14:22 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

The BBC reports widespread devastation as emergency crews travel to the flooded Trishuli valley, where entire villages have been washed away.

Floods in Nepal have turned the Trishuli valley into a scene of road blockages and destroyed villages, forcing ambulance convoys to travel through the wreckage. The BBC’s journey from Kathmandu to the border with Tibet reveals all roads clogged by debris and a funeral‑procession‑style convoy of ambulance and hearses. Rescue teams report that several thousand residents have lost homes and that their villages can no longer be reached. As the international relief effort engages, the extent of the damage threatens to strain local resources across the Himalayan region.

Blocked roads and devastation as BBC drives to site of Nepal floods

The BBC’s reporting team uncovered extensive destruction along the road between Kathmandu and the flood‑hit valley of Trishuli, a region on the Himalayan border with Tibet. The waters have swept through entire villages, leaving behind water‑logged ruins and a fractured roadway.

Accompanying the ambulance convoy were hearses, a testament to the toll on the local populace. Rescue crews lament that many villages appear to have vanished beneath the floodwater, with little or no remnant infrastructure to signal where residents once lived.

South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports from the front lines of this humanitarian crisis, documenting the grim scenes and the urgent need for a coordinated relief operation.