Around 1,000 people missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by a glacial collapse
- Massive flash floods swept through the Nepal-China border area on Wednesday, killing at least 165 people and leaving up to 1300 missing across the Himalayan region. The torrents destroyed villages, roads, and critical infrastructure, halting travel throughout affected areas.
- Experts identified a magnitude 5.2 glacial collapse, not an earthquake, as the disaster's cause. Disaster risk reduction specialist Saswata Sanyal explained, "The Lhende Khola has flooded twice in 14 months, this time triggered by an ice rock avalanche from a glacier on the Nepal side."
- Foreign nationals comprise a significant portion of the missing: 133 Indians on pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, plus 47 Americans, 34 Australians, 33 British nationals, and 24 Canadians. Nepal government spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel stated, "We have asked both India and China to help us with the rescue efforts."
- Chinese authorities mobilized more than 1,500 personnel including military troops and firefighters, with Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing directing operations. Australia, Britain, and other nations expressed solidarity, urging residents to follow official safety advisories as rescue efforts continue.
- Researchers found that glaciers across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region are melting at an accelerating rate, with ice loss doubling since 2000 due to climate change. This instability poses ongoing risks to populations and infrastructure in the region's steep, precarious valleys.
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EU sends help as Nepal flood kills 165, hundreds of tourists remain missing
The EU has joined international efforts to send aid to Nepal after flash floods and landslides on the border with Tibet left at least 165 people dead and over 1,000 reported missing.
A dramatic and devastating flood on the border between Nepal and Tibet's Chinese territory on Wednesday caused more than a hundred deaths and at least 1,000 missing people, according to the authorities.
The wave of mud and rocks has overwhelmed one of the most frequented geographic arteries of the Himalayas, also in conjunction with the celebrations...
More than 1,000 people are missing – most of them tourists – after a catastrophic flood hit Nepal and Tibet, storming through the valleys, destroying entire villages and causing a preliminary assessment of 165 deaths, authorities said Thursday, reports The Guardian and Euronews.
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