Nepal’s mountainous terrain is vulnerable to flash floods. Disasters have gotten deadlier in recent years in part because of changing climate patterns. Erratic rainfall, floods, landslides, avalanches and glacial lake outbursts are becoming more serious.

At least eight people were killed and over two dozen were missing after the Bhote Koshi River flooded, washing away the "Friendship Bridge" that links China and Nepal, officials said on Tuesday.

A recent flash flood along the Nepal-China border has caused widespread devastation, disrupting lives and leaving behind a trail of destruction two days after the disaster struck. Originating from Tibet's Lhende River,