Nepal flash floods trigger eerie comparisons with Hollywood film 2012

The devastating flash floods in Nepal have sparked an unexpected comparison online, with social media users pointing to a dramatic scene from the 2009 Hollywood disaster film 2012. Videos of floodwaters sweeping through the regions have reminded many viewers of a sequence in the film where a monastery is overwhelmed by a massive wall of water.The comparison comes as Nepal grapples with one of its worst natural disasters in recent years, with the floods leaving a trail of destruction across several areas.Nepal floods remind internet of 2012 sceneA video clip from 2012 was shared on X, showing a monk sitting inside a temple located high in the mountains. In the scene, he notices an enormous volume of water rising behind the snow-covered peaks.The monk then sounds a large gong twice before the rushing water reaches the temple and completely destroys it. Sharing the clip, an X user wrote, “That’s crazy, they already predicted it in the movie 2012 #nepal.”The post quickly drew attention, with several other users sharing videos from the Nepal floods and pointing out the similarities. “This scene makes you wonder if the 2012 movie wasn't imagination after all,” another user wrote while sharing footage of the destruction.This scene makes you wonder if the 2012 movie wasn't imagination after all...The destruction shown in that movie wasn't entirely impossible.Imagine what just ONE glacier burst can do. Now imagine there are lakhs of such glaciers across the world...Nature can be far more pic.twitter.com/mzPobM7MCM— Mr Sinha (@Mrsinha) August 27, 2026A third user described a video showing the flash floods near the Tibet-Nepal border as “eerie”, saying it looked like a scene from The Day After Tomorrow or 2012.Another post referred to the giant flood sequences in 2012, while a user sharing footage of the disaster said the images had caused “environmental anxiety” and reminded them of disaster films that were once considered purely fictional.One X user was reminded of 2012 and "The Nepal flash flood reminds me of this clip from the movie “2012”. Nature is very scary," read the tweet.What caused the Nepal flash floods?The death toll from the devastating floods in Nepal has risen to 469, while several people, including security personnel and foreign tourists, remain missing.The floods have also caused widespread damage to homes and other properties.According to reports, the disaster began after an avalanche blocked the flow of the Lhende tributary of the Bhotekoshi river. The resulting surge of water first hit Timure, a settlement near the Rasuwagadhi border point between Nepal and China.The scale of the destruction has drawn comparisons with other major Himalayan disasters in the region, including the Chamoli tragedy in Uttarakhand in February 2021 and the Dharali disaster in August 2025.Both disasters caused significant loss of life and property, leaving thousands of people affected and struggling to rebuild.- EndsPublished By: shweta keshriPublished On: Aug 28, 2026 12:27 IST