2026-08-27 · This surge ran for 9 days and has since subsided.
2026 Nepal floods drew 214,895 Wikipedia views in a day
2026 Nepal floods drew 214,895 views on 2026-08-27, against a typical 66,521 a day. Normal traffic here is low enough that the multiple (3.2x) is indicative rather than precise — the view count is the solid figure here.
2026 Nepal floods
Flash-flood disaster in Nepal and China
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| Date | Views |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | 214,895 |
| 2026-08-26 | 66,521 |
What this article is
On the morning of 26 August 2026, a series of flash floods and debris flows destroyed the Gyirong checkpoint on the China–Nepal border and struck dozens of settlements along a 72 km (45 mi) stretch of the Trishuli River in Nepal.
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How this was measured
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