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At least 8 dead in Nepal after an avalanche triggers flash floods
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- An avalanche of ice and rock triggered massive flash floods in Nepal on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and leaving hundreds, including 384 tourists, missing.
- The Bhotekoshi River flooded, destroying villages, roads, and hydropower projects, with the worst damage reported in the Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts.
- Missing tourists include nationals from India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, and South Korea, with many believed to be pilgrims heading to Mount Kailash in Tibet.
- Officials have requested assistance from India and China for rescue efforts, while warnings have been issued to stay away from the banks of several rivers prone to flooding.
- Climate experts attribute the disaster to a glacier-triggered avalanche in the warming Himalaya region, where accelerating glacier melt and extreme weather events are increasing the risk of such floods.
