WorldPingWater levels on one river surged as much as 27 feet in just 30 minutes, leaving communities with little to no time to flee.
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Read the full report at FortuneHundreds of people are still missing after floods and mudslides caused by a glacial collapse wiped out towns on the Nepal-China border. At least 65 Americans are listed among the missing, authorities said. Anna Coren reports.
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WorldPingRescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border after a deadly torrent of water and mud swept through communities following a glacier collapse…
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WorldPingA glacier collapse in Tibet caused catastrophic flash flooding in a border area of China and Nepal…
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WorldPingEntire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Have you been affected by the flash floods?
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WorldPingMore than 1,300 people are missing, including dozens of Americans and Canadians. Nepali authorities say more than 380 people have died.
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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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