Dr. Dipesh Chapagain, a senior researcher at the UNU-EHS in Bonn, stated that catastrophic floods like the one in Nepal can occur in other glaciated zones worldwide due to climate change. ^[1] The glacial flood in Nepal, which occurred on August 26, left a provisional balance of 1,200 dead and 5,000 missing. ^[2] Dr. Dipesh Chapagain explained that the disaster was caused by a glacier collapse that generated a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, rather than the earthquake causing the collapse. ^[3] The researcher noted that the risk of glacial avalanches is elevated in the Hindu Kush, the Himalayas, the European Alps, and the Andes in South America. ^[4] The researcher clarified that the recent disaster was caused by a glacier collapse triggering seismic activity of magnitude 5.2, reversing the initial theory that an earthquake caused the collapse. ^[5] The researcher warned that the temporary balance of the disaster in Nepal includes 1,200 deaths and 5,000 missing people. ^[6] Provisional figures indicate the Nepal disaster has left 1,200 people dead and 5,000 missing. ^[7]