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glacial collapse
Coverage of glacial collapse in the Nexus archive.
- Nearly 1,000 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by a glacial collapse
Catastrophic floods caused by a glacial collapse have led to missing persons in regions including Nepal and Tibet. Specifically, Xinhua News Agency reported that mudslides stemming from a glacial collapse in Tibet left 558 people unaccounted for.
- Nearly 1,000 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by a glacial collapse
Catastrophic floods, caused by glacial collapse in Tibet, have left three people dead and 558 missing, while flash floods in Nepal killed at least 162 people. The disaster highlights the instability of the Himalayan ice system, a region which has experienced similar severe flooding events recently.