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A glacier collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border has triggered a devastating flood cascading through Nepal and China. Initial assessments have reclassified the event from a quake to a glacial debris flow, with authorities warning of possible secondary flooding as debris dams breach. Satellite imagery shows a glacier break, ice and rock tumbling into valleys, and rivers rising rapidly downstream.
A massive section of glacier and bedrock has collapsed near Langtang Lirung and has triggered a fast-moving flood that has killed hundreds, left thousands missing and displaced tens of thousands across Nepal and Tibet. Rescue teams from Nepal, China and international partners are searching for survivors while authorities warn of further flood risk from newly formed barrier lakes.
A landslide has blocked the Budhi Gandaki River in Gorkha district, about 100km west of Kathmandu, and has sent a muddy flood downstream. Authorities have rescued at least 82 people and reported no confirmed deaths; five people remain missing. Army and police teams are conducting evacuations and monitoring the river by helicopter as officials warn downstream districts to move to safer ground.