Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts​

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Kathmandu (AFP) July 9, 2025

Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge linking the two countries, were caused by the release of water from a glacial lake, experts said Wednesday.

About 30 people are still missing after Tuesday’s floods, including 19 people in Nepal and 11 in China, according to officials and media reports.

“Our initial a

​ Kathmandu (AFP) July 9, 2025

Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge linking the two countries, were caused by the release of water from a glacial lake, experts said Wednesday.

About 30 people are still missing after Tuesday’s floods, including 19 people in Nepal and 11 in China, according to officials and media reports.

“Our initial a Kathmandu (AFP) July 9, 2025

Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge linking the two countries, were caused by the release of water from a glacial lake, experts said Wednesday.

About 30 people are still missing after Tuesday’s floods, including 19 people in Nepal and 11 in China, according to officials and media reports.

“Our initial a 

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