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Nepal Has Two Rivers Called Bhote Koshi, and Only One of Them Flooded

The river that destroyed the Rasuwagadhi border crossing in August 2026 and the river carrying Nepal's oldest bungee jump share a name but nothing…

By Laxman Rawal · Sep 3, 2026

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Every traveller watching Nepal this autumn has heard the name Bhote Koshi. On 26 August 2026 a flash flood on that river, triggered by a landslide and glacier collapse on the Tibetan side of the border, destroyed the Rasuwagadhi customs office, swept away the…

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Where the bungee actually sits

The Sindhupalchok river is the one adventure travellers know. In 1998, a New Zealand-designed operation called The Last Resort strung a 166m steel suspension bridge across the Bhote Koshi gorge and opened Nepal's first commercial bungee jump — a 160m freefall…

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What this means for trekkers

What this means for you If you've read that 'the Bhote Koshi flooded' and assumed it affects a Nepal bungee trip, check which one is meant. The Rasuwa river that flooded is nowhere near the Sindhupalchok gorge the Last Resort jumps into — they don't share a…

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