The deadly flash flood in Nepal was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists.
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Read the full report at CBS NewsThe death toll crosses 369; two lakes that have developed on either side of their border threaten to burst…
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WorldPingCatastrophic floods in Nepal may have resulted from a "hazard cascade" that may have been amplified by climate change, one scientist has warned.
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WorldPingGovernment issues fresh flood alert after satellite imagery shows that a lake has formed upstream of Bhotekoshi River; “towns were wiped out in a span of a couple of hours,” says Foreign Minister Shishir Khamal…
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More than 1,000 people, including many Americans, are still missing along the Nepal-China border after deadly floods and mudflows likely triggered by a glacial collapse.
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WorldPingBBC Verify traces the path of the destructive Nepal-Tibet flash flood using verified video.
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DW spoke with people from the Nepali regions devastated by flash floods about the fates of their family members, with a government minister warning that the state was not ready for a disaster of such magnitude.
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