r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/MrOrangeMagic • Aug 26 '26

Video Flash Floods hit Nepalese-Chinese border region, hundreds missing including 384 foreign nationals NSFW

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u/codebygloom Aug 26 '26

I don't think there is a proper word to describe this. Land tsunami is about the closest thing that I can think of. This isn't something caused by rain; it's more like a very wet landslide.

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u/Fair_Title2995 Aug 26 '26

The term you're looking for is Megatsunami