A China-Nepal warning system had successfully issued seven alerts for glacial hazards, but Wednesdays deadly ice-rock avalanche exposed its limits. Experts say cross-border monitoring gaps and the speed of such disasters can leave downstream communities with as little as 20 minutes to respond.

At least 162 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing after massive flash floods swept through communities along the Nepal-China border, with the US Geological Survey…

Nearly 500 tourists from about 26 nations among those unaccounted for, as US Geological Survey confirms ice-rock avalanche behind disaster.

Nepal and China are confronting fresh flood dangers from glacial lakes formed after a devastating flood that claimed hundreds of lives. One particular lake in Nepal is…

China issues alert after devastating flash floods at Tibet-Nepal border

A China-Nepal warning system had successfully issued seven alerts for glacial hazards, but Wednesdays deadly ice-rock avalanche exposed its limits. Experts say cross-border…