More than 165 people are killed in floods triggered by a huge glacial collapse near 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
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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WorldPingRescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border…
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WorldPingAfter flash floods destroyed entire villages in a Himalayan valley on the Nepal-Tibet border, the search for over 1,300 missing people, including tourists and pilgrims, is underway.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
Hundreds of people, including many Americans, are still missing along the Nepal-China border after deadly floods and mudflows likely triggered by a glacial collapse.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
WorldPingAt least 1,500 people are missing, many of them foreign tourists, after deadly floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border, sweeping away entire villages…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR
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