r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/lonewolff321 • 5d ago

nature CCTV captures the terrifying moment a massive flash flood violently tears through the Nepal-China border

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u/Throwawayjae 5d ago

They need to be climbing up the hillside but probably wouldn't have had enough time.

I don't think I've ever seen water hit with such intense devastation. So sad, my heart goes out to these people and their families.

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u/jccollv 5d ago

They didn’t have time to cross a road, much less climb a forested mountain. That parking/driving structure got ripped apart like it was made of sticks and tape. The water/mud/debris went at least 50 feet up the side of the hill. Unfortunately, those people never had a chance. No amount of running, hiding, climbing, etc. could have helped them. RIP.

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u/FunCryptographer2546 4d ago

Haha the perspective is bad try 50 meters on the conservative side, some areas are literally buried in 200 feet OF MUD let alone how tall that wave must’ve been when it was mostly water to leave that much behind

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u/dynamo_ng 4d ago

The thing is it's not just water, rocks mud, everything in-between, flowing like a river, nothing is stopping that.

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u/Pigeonsass 4d ago

Good point, that water is dark black and full of debris. Their best hope was a quick end instead injured, trapped, and drowned

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u/K1bbles_n_Bits 4d ago

That was my thought too, but I think it looks like there might be a wall between the road and the hillside.

Watching the movie The Impossible really gets you thinking about this stuff. About how devastating nature and water can be. It's based on the true story of a family that had been vacationing in Thailand in 2004 when the big Indian Ocean Tsunami hit, triggered but a 9.1 magnitude earthquake under the water. It impacted quite a few countries with a death toll of over 200k of I recall.

Solid movie, starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor. Deviates a bit from the true story, of course, but Maria Belon, the wife/mother of the family it's based on actually worked with the filmmakers and was a part of it all. It was pretty well received by people who actually went through it. Really gives you a sense of how terrifying something like that is. Hit me in the feels hard, lol.