- A massive flash flood near the Nepal–Tibet border appears to have been triggered when the lower part of a glacier collapsed, burying the valley — about 100 bodies recovered so far and 300+ travellers reported missing.
- Before-and-after satellite images show a glacier snout and tons of ice, rock and sediment crashing hundreds of metres downhill; Nepali officials say an earthquake minutes earlier might have set it off.
- Scientists note Himalayan glaciers are shrinking fast due to warming, raising worries about more sudden floods, landslides and risks to local hydropower and communities.
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