A glacier broke apart. An ice and rock avalanche followed. Then came an earthquake, before a landslide triggered devastating floods that tore through kilometres of valley. This is what happened along…
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Cover image: Villages destroyed on the banks of the swollen, debris-choked Trishuli River in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. © Niranjan Shrestha, AP
Asia / Pacific
Issued on: 28/08/2026 - 14:48
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