How deadly flash floods unfolded in Nepal and Tibet – The Latest
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How deadly flash floods unfolded in Nepal and Tibet – The Latest

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The GuardianAugust 27, 2026View Source

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Kraftig flom har rammet Nepal og Tibet denne uken.

Heavy flooding has hit Nepal and Tibet this week.

Kraftig→heavy/powerfulflom→floodhar→hasrammet→hit/affectedog→anddenne→thisuken→the week
Hundrevis av mennesker er savnet eller døde etter katastrofen.

Hundreds of people are missing or dead after the catastrophe.

Hundrevis→hundredsav→ofmennesker→peopleer→aresavnet→missingeller→ordøde→deadetter→afterkatastrofen→the catastrophe
Flommen begynte på onsdag etter mye regn.

The flood began on Wednesday after a lot of rain.

Flommen→the floodbegynte→beganpå→ononsdag→Wednesdayetter→aftermye→much/a lot ofregn→rain
Mange landsbyer er helt ødelagt av vannet.

Many villages are completely destroyed by the water.

Mange→manylandsbyer→villageser→arehelt→completelyødelagt→destroyedav→byvannet→the water
Noen av disse stedene er populære for turister og pilegrimer.

Some of these places are popular for tourists and pilgrims.

Noen→someav→ofdisse→thesestedene→the placeser→arepopulære→popularturister→touristsog→andpilegrimer→pilgrims
Redningsmannskaper jobber hardt for å finne overlevende.

Rescue crews are working hard to find survivors.

Redningsmannskaper→rescue crewsjobber→workhardt→hardå→tofinne→findoverlevende→survivors
Veier og broer er også borte mange steder.

Roads and bridges are also gone in many places.

Veier→roadsog→andbroer→bridgeser→areogså→alsoborte→gonemange→manysteder→places
Eksperter sier at klimaet gjør været mer farlig.

Experts say that the climate makes the weather more dangerous.

Eksperter→expertssier→sayat→thatklimaet→the climategjør→makes/doesværet→the weathermer→morefarlig→dangerous
Folk trenger nå mat, vann og medisiner.

People now need food, water, and medicine.

Folk→peopletrenger→neednå→nowmat→foodvann→waterog→andmedisiner→medicines
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flom
flood
"Det var en stor flom etter regnet."
savnet
missing
"Mange personer er savnet i fjellet."
ødelagt
destroyed/broken
"Huset ble helt ødelagt av vinden."
redningsmannskaper
rescue crews
"Redningsmannskaper leter etter folk i vannet."
farlig
dangerous
"Det er farlig å kjøre på glatte veier."
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