- Glacier ice-and-rock avalanche triggered massive flash floods in Nepal — at least eight dead and hundreds missing, including many foreign tourists (several were pilgrims bound for Mount Kailash).
- Floods swept away villages, roads and hydropower projects; Nepal has asked India and China to assist with rescue efforts.
- Experts say a warming Himalaya and accelerating glacier melt likely caused the event, highlighting rising risk of sudden glacial floods.
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