A collapse of ice and rock into the Lhende River triggered…
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A collapse of ice and rock into the Lhende River triggered a debris flood on the Nepal–Tibet border, killing scores of people and leaving hundreds missing. 🌊
Rescuers were searching mountain valleys on 27 August as casualty and missing-person counts continued to change. Nepal police had recovered at least 157 bodies in an earlier count, while Chinese media reported deaths and hundreds missing in Gyirong.
The flood destroyed homes, roads, a bridge and power infrastructure. Helicopter evacuations were under way, but high water and terrain limited landings in some affected Nepalese settlements. 🚁
Satellite imagery pointed to an ice-and-rock landslide rather than a tectonic earthquake. The disaster also disrupted a route used by trekkers and Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims, with large numbers of foreign visitors reported missing.
Authorities in Nepal and Tibet, backed by UN partners, continued rescue and relief work. Investigators had not yet established the collapse’s precise cause, the final death toll or the risk of secondary flooding.
https://nutanica.com/Nepal-Tibet_flood_disaster
Rescuers were searching mountain valleys on 27 August as casualty and missing-person counts continued to change. Nepal police had recovered at least 157 bodies in an earlier count, while Chinese media reported deaths and hundreds missing in Gyirong.
The flood destroyed homes, roads, a bridge and power infrastructure. Helicopter evacuations were under way, but high water and terrain limited landings in some affected Nepalese settlements. 🚁
Satellite imagery pointed to an ice-and-rock landslide rather than a tectonic earthquake. The disaster also disrupted a route used by trekkers and Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims, with large numbers of foreign visitors reported missing.
Authorities in Nepal and Tibet, backed by UN partners, continued rescue and relief work. Investigators had not yet established the collapse’s precise cause, the final death toll or the risk of secondary flooding.
https://nutanica.com/Nepal-Tibet_flood_disaster
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