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Satellite images show the Gandak River at record flood levels, and a 60-year-old gauge just hit 11.94 meters
NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites captured the Gandak River nearly doubling its visible footprint between September 20 and September 29, 2026, as late-monsoon rain pushed gauges in Nepal and India to their highest readings in about six decades. Here is what the imagery shows, what it cannot show, and how to check it yourself.