WorldPingExperts believe a glacier collapse might have caused the catastrophic floods at the border between Nepal and Tibet that killed at least 270 people and left more than 1,000 missing.
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WorldPingPreliminary investigations by scientists have pointed to a collapsed glacier as the cause, highlighting the issue of rapidly melting Himalayan ice.
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WorldPingA huge piece of ice that fell thousands of metres from a glacier into a river below is believed to have unleashed the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet that have killed at least 180 people.
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WorldPingRescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border…
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WorldPing“Additional analysis of nearby seismic stations, long period seismic waves, and satellite imagery led to the determination that the seismic event was instead a glacial collapse and debris flow, and that no earthquake had occurred,” U.S. Geological Survey said.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
More than 165 people are killed in floods triggered by a huge glacial collapse near Nepal-China border.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
Nepal-Tibet floods live: Nearly 1,500 people missing in devastating landslides — full report at France 24.
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