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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WorldPingThe deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday 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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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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The death toll crosses 350; MEA says at least 288 Indians still missing and around 200 others are stranded on the Chinese side…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
WorldPingWater levels on one river surged as much as 27 feet in just 30 minutes, leaving communities with little to no time to flee.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fortune
WorldPingNepal floods: Nearly 300 Indians missing; MEA sets up special control room — full report at Times of India.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
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…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
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