Hundreds missing and many feared dead after massive flash flood hits Nepal-China border

Jet-Fighter7700 said:
well aftermath of earthquakes and fires or volcanic eruptions aren't pretty,
Nature always reminds us how very small we are,

even the Chinese that build dams with literal slave labor and can build a dam in 20 min still get humbled by natures power.
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You search for body recovery video's to be reminded how very small we are?
 
You are not swimming anywhere unfortunately, you think you can but you can't. The debris and water pressure will kill you. This one turned into a mudslide so you are not moving at all. If today is the day then that is simply what it is.


In the KZN floods my side wall (32m) collapsed and neighboring water flowed straight through my property. To minimize damage I had to go outside because water carried one of the big old outer rubber rubbish bins and pushed it against an inner gate which caused a blockage and buildup of sand and water. I couldn't lift that ****ing bin hard as I tried, lost both my flops and in less than 10 minutes the water force pushed that bin so hard against the inner gate it broke it straight off its hinges.

The water level didn't reach my knees. It was under 40cm. Same day a block away at the shopping center a bakkie was swept away and overturned while stopped at the robots. People from the shopping center saw and rushed to help the 2 occupants. They could not get doors open. 1 was pulled out after breaking a window. The other was not so lucky.

We are fickle little things in the greater scope of things.
 
Footage is shocking. Just watching people run and they couldnt get away and half that mountains just overruns them.
 
Splinter said:
Well, because these spots are generally, across the world, considered the most prime locations?
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That's the point, it's all lekker until nature eventually catches up to you. It's prime because it's in demand, not because it makes any sense from a survival perspective...
 
As a teenager I remember being knocked down very violently in the ocean by a rogue huge wave, it was so quick and knocked the senses out of me. Had no control at all for at least 20 seconds. So doubt people feel it much.
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
That's the point, it's all lekker until nature eventually catches up to you. It's prime because it's in demand, not because it makes any sense from a survival perspective...
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With rare exceptions - Johannesburg being one of them - most major human settlements were established on or near rivers and waterways, for very obvious reasons.

And even for smaller settlements in the middle of nowhere, being near a natural water source makes complete sense.
 
thestaggy said:
With rare exceptions - Johannesburg being one of them - most major human settlements were established on or near rivers and waterways, for very obvious reasons.

And even for smaller settlements in the middle of nowhere, being near a natural water source makes complete sense.
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Pre-industrial revolution I get, but there's no good reason to anymore. You can still stay close enough to the body of water for it to be useful, without endangering yourself. But to stay on the bank or beach is purely cosmetic these days - nobody staying on those properties actually make use of it to survive. It's prime because it's pretty and in demand...
 
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