US EditionTibetan glacial lake drainage triggered deadly flood in Nepal, climate body says
RASUWA DISTRICT, NEPAL, JUL 10 – The flood caused by the supraglacial lake outburst left at least nine dead and over 25 missing, including six Chinese workers, officials said.
- A catastrophic flood hit Nepal's Rasuwa district on July 8, 2025, caused by the sudden release of water from a glacial lake located in Tibet.
- The flood resulted from a lake outburst identified by preliminary satellite analysis amid minimal rainfall, with further China data awaited.
- The disaster swept away the Friendship Bridge linking Nepal and China, damaged local infrastructure, and left at least nine dead and 19 missing.
- Officials noted that the water level increased by 3.5 metres despite the absence of heavy rainfall, indicating unusual flood behavior likely linked to glacial activity.
- Rescue efforts continued on July 10, 2025, as experts warned of increasing glacial lake outburst floods due to climate change impacts in the region.
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The terrible flood in Nepal's Bhote Koshi river has shaken the entire country. 9 people died in this flood. More than 24 people are missing. The reason behind this tragedy is said to be the sudden breaking of a superglacial lake in Tibet region (China). This information has been given by Kathmandu-based ICIMOD.
Glacial lake drainage 'triggered flood' in Tibet
The deadly flood in Nepal's Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people and left more than two dozen missing this week was triggered by the draining of a supraglacial lake in the Tibet region of China, a regional climate monitoring body said on Wednesday. At least 19 people, including six Chinese workers at the Beijing-aided Inland Container Depot, went missing in Nepal after Tuesday's floods that also washed away the 'Friendship Bridge' …
Glacier water from Tibet may have caused the devastating natural disaster that killed several people.
Tibetan glacial lake drainage triggered deadly flood in Nepal, climate body says
The deadly flood in Nepal's Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people and left more than two dozen missing this week was triggered by the draining of a supraglacial lake in the Tibet region of China, a regional climate monitoring body said on Wednesday.
Tibetan Glacial Lake Drainage Sparked Deadly Nepal Flood: Climate Body
The deadly flood in Nepal's Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people this week was triggered by the draining of a supraglacial lake in the Tibet region of China, according to a regional climate monitoring body.
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