{"id":375128,"date":"2026-09-02T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/it-was-like-an-explosion-nepal-survivors-recount-moment-of-flash-flood\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T13:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T12:00:07","slug":"it-was-like-an-explosion-nepal-survivors-recount-moment-of-flash-flood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/it-was-like-an-explosion-nepal-survivors-recount-moment-of-flash-flood\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It was like an explosion\u2019 Nepal survivors recount moment of flash flood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/eBejS9Me3Bc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018It was like an explosion\u2019 Nepal survivors recount moment of flash flood\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eBejS9Me3Bc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Rescue teams in Nepal and Tibet are continuing to search through mud, rocks and debris after catastrophic floods hit the region.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Channel 4 News spoke with survivors of the flood who said the \u2018big wave\u2019 was \u2018like an explosion\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rescue teams in Nepal and Tibet are continuing to search through mud, rocks and debris after catastrophic floods hit the region. 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