The Rasuwa flood highlights the government's swift response to an unprecedented, still-unexplained disaster. Authorities immediately launched rescue operations and coordinated with Chinese counterparts and experts to determine whether an earthquake-triggered landslide or avalanche caused the sudden surge. With conditions uncertain and infrastructure severely damaged, the government's priority remains saving lives and supporting affected communities.

Nepal's deadly flooding has exposed the dangers of China's aggressive dam-building ambitions in the Himalayas. As rivers surge across South Asia, Beijing's massive Yarlung Tsangpo project raises fears of a far greater disaster in an earthquake-prone region, as a major failure could unleash enormous volumes of water downstream. China's pursuit of strategic control over vital rivers increasingly looks like a dangerous gamble with millions of lives.

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