Lake formed by landslide on Nepal-Tibet border overflows, halting rescue work
Authorities warned the lake could breach as 3 million cubic meters of water were expected to flow in over three days, raising flood risk.
- On Friday, authorities in Nepal and China warned a debris-blocked lake on their border is overflowing and risks bursting, threatening further catastrophe in regions already devastated by Wednesday's deadly flash floods.
- A massive glacial collapse on Wednesday sent torrents of rock, ice, and mud cascading through Himalayan river systems, creating barrier lakes that blocked river channels and jeopardized ongoing rescue operations.
- Nepal police confirmed Friday the death toll had risen to 469 from 390 a day earlier, while nearly 1,000 people remain missing as rescue teams scour debris-strewn valleys.
- Shanti Mahat, spokesperson for Nepal's disaster management authority, urged residents and relief workers to immediately move to safe ground, while all Chinese rescue personnel and vehicles withdrew to safer areas.
- China's Ministry of Water Resources warned rainfall over the coming week will exacerbate flood threats, while Dr. Levan Tielidze, a glacial geomorphology researcher at Monash University, attributed glacial instability to climate change intensifying in the Himalayas.
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The breakage of another natural dam in Tibet threatens a new storm while the dead build up in the area
Nepal, China resume flood rescue after lake threat eases; death toll nears 600 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
NUWAKOT, Nepal >> Nepal and China resumed rescue operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas today after risks from an overflowing lake were found to be manageable, easing fears of fresh devastation.
The Nepalese authorities remain alert to the risk of a new overflow, while the inhabitants of the valley try to get safe after the floods.
Fresh glacial lakes form at source of Nepal’s ice-rock avalanche
NDMA head confirms the formation of two new lakes and moraines, but says no information is available on water volume; monitoring limitations mean that early warning systems may not be able to prevent another such disaster
Human bodies and remains continue to appear as emergency teams face the collapse of morgues and the threat of new overflows.
As a result of the threat of new flooding, search and rescue at the site of the disaster had to be suspended.
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