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Lake formed by landslide on Nepal-Tibet border overflows, halting rescue work
- 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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