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China Blames Glacier Collapse in Nepal for Deadly Border Flood

China's Academy of Sciences attributes a deadly border flood in Nepal to a natural glacier collapse linked to global warming.

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The China Academy of Sciences concluded that the flood causing over 800 deaths and 3,044 missing persons at the Nepal-China border originated from a natural glacier collapse in Nepal. [1] The floods in Nepal and Tibet have claimed over 1,200 lives to date, with thousands still missing, including two Dutch nationals. [2] Two male workers were rescued alive from the Trishuli-3 hydroelectric power plant tunnel in Nepal nine days after the floods. [3] On the Chinese side of the border, the torrent covered 0.7 square kilometers and destroyed 27 buildings and facilities in the Gyirong border complex. [4] The ice mass descended to 4,000 meters, generating a flow of mud, rocks, and debris that traveled 22 kilometers in six minutes to reach the Gyirong border pass at 1,800 meters. [5] A glacial lake outburst on August 26 caused a catastrophic flow of water, ice, and debris that flooded several valleys in the region. [6] Two Nepalese ministers reported the successful rescue operation on Friday. [7]
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  1. The China Academy of Sciences concluded that the flood causing over 800 deaths and 3,044 missing persons at the Nepal-China border originated from a natural glacier collapse in Nepal. · Diario La republica
  2. The floods in Nepal and Tibet have claimed over 1,200 lives to date, with thousands still missing, including two Dutch nationals. · AD.nlNetherlands
  3. Two male workers were rescued alive from the Trishuli-3 hydroelectric power plant tunnel in Nepal nine days after the floods. · AD.nlNetherlands
  4. On the Chinese side of the border, the torrent covered 0.7 square kilometers and destroyed 27 buildings and facilities in the Gyirong border complex. · Diario La republica
  5. The ice mass descended to 4,000 meters, generating a flow of mud, rocks, and debris that traveled 22 kilometers in six minutes to reach the Gyirong border pass at 1,800 meters. · Diario La republica
  6. A glacial lake outburst on August 26 caused a catastrophic flow of water, ice, and debris that flooded several valleys in the region. · AD.nlNetherlands
  7. Two Nepalese ministers reported the successful rescue operation on Friday. · AD.nlNetherlands
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