Lake formed by landslide on Nepal-Tibet border overflows, halting rescue work
- On Friday, authorities in Nepal and China warned a debris-blocked lake on their border is overflowing and risks bursting, threatening further catastrophe in regions already devastated by Wednesday's deadly flash floods.
- A massive glacial collapse on Wednesday sent torrents of rock, ice, and mud cascading through Himalayan river systems, creating barrier lakes that blocked river channels and jeopardized ongoing rescue operations.
- Nepal police confirmed Friday the death toll had risen to 469 from 390 a day earlier, while nearly 1,000 people remain missing as rescue teams scour debris-strewn valleys.
- Shanti Mahat, spokesperson for Nepal's disaster management authority, urged residents and relief workers to immediately move to safe ground, while all Chinese rescue personnel and vehicles withdrew to safer areas.
- China's Ministry of Water Resources warned rainfall over the coming week will exacerbate flood threats, while Dr. Levan Tielidze, a glacial geomorphology researcher at Monash University, attributed glacial instability to climate change intensifying in the Himalayas.
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Wednesday's catastrophe near the China-Nepal border was caused by the collapse of a glacier
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Le Journal de QuebecNepal warned on Saturday against the growing threat of climate change in the Himalayas.
In Nepal and Tibet, thousands of rescuers have been mobilized following the deadly floods that struck on Wednesday, August 26. The disaster has left more than 600 dead, several thousand missing, and the damage immense. Politicians are blaming climate change for the devastating floods, and the government is also urging caution regarding online fundraising campaigns.
Nepal's emergency management agency said on Saturday that the preliminary death toll from the devastating floods that swept through the north of the country on Wednesday, near the border with China, had risen to 675. A previous count had confirmed 633 deaths. Some 2,426 people remain missing in Nepal. As rescue efforts in the flood-ravaged areas entered their fourth day on Saturday, authorities continued to search for survivors and transport the…
More than 600 bodies have already been recovered after the flood disaster, and some 2,500 people are still missing.
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