The Nepal floods question: When the Himalayas collapse, who gets warned?
- New Delhi, India – On the morning of August 26, the Himalayan landscape above Nepal’s Rasuwa district changed in minutes.
- A mass of ice and rock broke loose high in the mountains and sent a violent surge of water, mud and debris down the Lhende Khola River.
- The torrent travelled through valleys, swept away settlements and infrastructure and eventually reached the Nepal-China border.
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- New Delhi, India – On the morning of August 26, the Himalayan landscape above Nepal’s Rasuwa district changed in minutes.
- A mass of ice and rock broke loose high in the mountains and sent a violent surge of water, mud and debris down the Lhende Khola River.
- The torrent travelled through valleys, swept away settlements and infrastructure and eventually reached the Nepal-China border.
Sources: Al Jazeera