The flooding began at approximately 9 am local time when a sudden surge of water rushed down the Bhote Koshi River from Tibet, striking the border districts of Rasuwa and Dhading

A mid-day analysis of the BMC's Flood Preparedness Guidelines 2026 found that five of Mumbai's seven worst waterlogging-prone wards over the past decade fall within or overlap the Mithi River catchment. The findings come as the civic body prepares a 13,000-crore flood mitigation plan, including the next phase of the Mithi River improvement project