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Before-and-after satellite images reveal the scale of destruction from Nepal’s catastrophic flash floods, with entire communities, roads and bridges swept away. Nearly 600 people have been killed and more than 2,400 are reported missing.

Scientists believe a glacier and rock collapse near the Nepal-China border triggered a massive flood along Nepal’s Trishuli River, killing at least 359 people and leaving 1,500 missing. Here’s how the disaster unfolded.