Devastating Aftermath of 'Great Flood' Captured from Above

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The disaster-stricken areas hit by massive torrents are completely covered in mud. Buildings and roads have vanished without a trace, and the devastating scene has been fully captured in satellite imagery.

Reporter Yu Deok-gi has the details.

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This is what a border checkpoint connecting Nepal and China looked like when photographed in 2024.

A concrete building situated between three water channels is clearly visible.

However, in a satellite image taken on the 27th, one day after the massive flood, the checkpoint building, auxiliary facilities, and surrounding roads have all disappeared without a trace.

They were either buried under mounds of mud and floodwaters or swept away.

Syabrubesi, the starting point of the Langtang trek frequently visited by South Korean hikers, has seen its residential homes, roads, and even bridges completely washed away or buried under thick mud, turning the entire area into a quagmire.

The construction site of a hydroelectric power plant, suspected to be the location where nine South Koreans have lost contact, was also captured in the satellite imagery.

Auxiliary facilities such as office buildings, bridges, and roads have vanished without a trace.

The satellite photos clearly show that the damage was concentrated along the riverbanks where people and commercial facilities gathered due to the gorge terrain.

Residents who have lost both their families and livelihoods linger around, unable to bring themselves to leave.

[Subina Tamang / Wife of a Missing Person: All I hope for is that my husband returns safely and in one piece. I don't wish for anything else.]

Buildings covered in mud with one side completely destroyed bear stark witness to the destructive force of the water, rocks, and soil swept down by the massive flood.

Numerous lives remain trapped in massive mud pits, and tension continues to mount in the affected regions over fears of potential follow-up floods and landslides.

(Video Editing: Choi Hye-young, Photo courtesy of VANTOR)
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