Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNepal and China have issued warnings of fresh flooding risks following a catastrophic glacier collapse that killed more than 469 people. Search and rescue operations are attempting to locate at least 1,000 missing people, including 33 British tourists and nearly 650 other foreign nationals. Nepalese authorities warned a newly formed flood lake is at risk of breaching, while China cautioned that water equivalent to 1,200 Olympic swimming pools could burst a dammed lake on its side of the border. Disaster management officials reported that villages along a 40km to 50km stretch were completely wiped out by what was described as a “tsunami from the sky”. Experts at Nepal Centre for Disaster Studies warned that conditions could worsen, with further landslides expected to complicate emergency responses. In fullNepal flash floods latest: At least 469 dead as rescuers race to find survivors amid fears of second floodMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Nepal death toll climbs to nearly 500 amid further flood warnings
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNepal and China have issued warnings of fresh flooding risks following a catastrophic glacier collapse that killed more than 469 people. Search and rescue operations are attempting to locate at least 1,000 missing people, including 33 British tourists and nearly 650 other foreign nationals. Nepalese authorities warned a newly formed flood lake is at risk of breaching, while China cautioned that water equivalent to 1,200 Olympic swimming pools could burst a dammed lake on its side of the border. Disaster management officials reported that villages along a 40km to 50km stretch were completely wiped out by what was described as a “tsunami from the sky”. Experts at Nepal Centre for Disaster Studies warned that conditions could worsen, with further landslides expected to complicate emergency responses. In fullNepal flash floods latest: At least 469 dead as rescuers race to find survivors amid fears of second floodMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
