Scientists believe a glacier and rock collapse near the Nepal-China border triggered a massive flood.
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WorldPingMore than 150 people are dead and hundreds more are missing after an enormous wave of water, ice, mud and rock cascaded more than 170 kilometers (106 miles) down the Bhote Koshi River valley in Nepal.
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WorldPingHundreds have died or are missing in Wednesday's flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
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The death toll crosses 389; two lakes that have developed on either side of their border threaten to burst…
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WorldPingExperts point to 'glacial collapse' as the trigger for deadly floods that have swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet.
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