How AI Can Protect Nepal from Future Floods

Umesh Balami

KATHMANDU, 1 October 2026 — The Bhotekoshi–Trishuli flood on 26 August killed more than 1,400 people, and thousands are still missing. Sensors picked up the glacier collapse minutes before the river rose, but no warning reached the villages. We cannot stop floods, but artificial intelligence (AI) can help us see them coming.