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Nepal-China flooding latest: Lake formed following landslide has broken its banks
CNN • • general
Key Points:
- Nepal's army conducted a complex rescue operation pulling two mud-covered men from a hydropower plant tunnel in Rasuwa, amid challenging geography and dangerous conditions following catastrophic flooding.
- At least 1,300 people are reported missing after the floods, including foreign nationals from Canada, Britain, Australia, and South Korea; 114 foreigners have been rescued, including two Americans.
- Rescue efforts have been paused on both Nepal and China sides of the border due to fears that a barrier lake formed by a landslide has burst, risking further floods or landslides.
- The barrier lake, formed by debris damming a river after the glacier collapse and landslide, is overflowing and poses a significant threat to downstream areas, forcing suspension of rescue operations near Gyirong land port.
- The disaster was triggered by a massive glacier collapse near Langtang Lirung peak on August 26, causing a 7,000-foot vertical avalanche and a flood wave traveling nearly 14 miles in under 7 minutes at speeds up to 120 mph.
