Floods: Building boom in Nepal and India's Uttarakhand puts 300,000 people in path of potential Himalayan disasters, study suggests
- Researchers found that the amount of built-up land in high-risk zones in northern Nepal, parts of south-eastern Tibet and a corner of India's Uttarakhand had grown by about 45% between 2016 and 2023.
- In areas particularly threatened by flooding from glacial lak
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- Researchers found that the amount of built-up land in high-risk zones in northern Nepal, parts of south-eastern Tibet and a corner of India's Uttarakhand had grown by about 45% between 2016 and 2023.
- In areas particularly threatened by flooding from glacial lak
Sources: BBC News