GS-1HIMALAYAN GLACIOLOGY AND TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER DISASTERS
The Valley That Keeps Flooding Without Rain
A rock-and-ice landslide near the Nepal-China border triggered a debris flood that devastated Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts on August 26, 2026, killing at least 157 people with over 400 still missing. India dispatched relief material and Prime Minister Modi spoke with his Nepali counterpart, while scientists at ICIMOD investigate the avalanche's exact trigger amid warnings that a second flood remains possible due to…
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