Preliminary scientific analysis points to a massive high-altitude ice collapse, not an earthquake, as the trigger for deadly floods and debris flows that swept across the Himalayan border region

Remote sensing and geo-information analyst says it seems a rock-ice avalanche occurred in Nepal, blocking the Lhende River and causing the cascading flood event.

Torrential floods in Nepal and Tibet have killed at least twenty-two people. Hundreds of travelers, including many Indians, are currently reported missing after the disaster. An…

Floods battered Nepal on Wednesday after a sudden surge in the Bhote Koshi River swept through the Rasuwa district near the China border, killing over 30 people and leaving…