On August 26, devastating flash floods struck northern Nepal near the Tibet border after an ice-rock avalanche and glacial collapse sent torrents of water, mud and debris through the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river valleys.
The disaster destroyed homes, bridges, roads and hydropower facilities, leaving hundreds dead and thousands missing. Rescue operations remain underway, with authorities struggling to reach isolated areas and search for survivors amid continued flood risks.
In the above context, a video is being widely shared on social media which shows a massive mudslide. In the video, we can see a heavy flood creating a mudslide that rapidly turns into a torrent of muddy floodwater.
Many social media users shared the video with a caption suggesting that it shows flood conditions in Nepal.
A social media user shared the video with a caption that reads, “Where, why and how did the upcoming flood in Nepal come from? Video has surfaced. Landslide caused a huge amount of mud and stones to fall into the river, stopping the flow of water and suddenly a horrific flood wave swept through the cities.”
SouthCheck found that the claim is false. The video shows a mudslide from Myanmar that happened in 2024.
On a Google reverse image search, we found that the same video was shared by a YouTube channel, Golden Land, on January 28, 2024. The video was shared with a caption, “Dangerous condition.”
We further found that the same video was shared by Geo Engineer on January 25, 2024.
According to the report, the video shows the complete collapse of an embankment dam holding jade-mining waste in Hpakant, Myanmar, on or around January 25, 2024. The structure progressively breached before washing away, sending mining waste into a nearby pit. Satellite imagery documented the site before and after the failure. The incident highlights the persistent risks associated with Myanmar’s poorly managed jade-mining industry, which has a history of deadly landslides.
We found that the incident was also reported by another website, EOS on February 2, 2024. We found that the video shows mine waste failure in Myanmar.
Hence, we can ascertain that the viral claim is false.
