A Tibetan prefecture-level city in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, home to the western approaches to Mount Everest.
Massive flash floods triggered by a glacier-ice avalanche have killed hundreds and left thousands missing across Nepal and Tibet. Rescue teams are racing to locate survivors amid damaged roads, bridges and power lines. Foreign nationals are among the missing; authorities warn of a potential second surge.
A glacial collapse on the Nepal–Tibet border has caused a debris-laden flood that has killed hundreds, left more than 1,500 people missing and swept away villages, roads and bridges. Rescue teams are searching across Rasuwa district and Tibet while authorities are trying to identify bodies and account for hundreds of missing foreign tourists.
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 catastrophic flood, triggered by a glacier collapse, has killed over 1,100 people and left about 4,000 missing across Nepal and Tibet. Authorities warn of a second wave as rescue operations persist and damage to tourism and hydropower compounds the crisis. Foreigners account for hundreds of missing, complicating an already fragile regional response.
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