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Nepalese Glacier Collapse Triggers Catastrophic Mudslide Across Border Into China's Xizang

A catastrophic ice-rock avalanche originating from a Nepalese glacier has been confirmed as the source of a devastating mudslide that struck Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on August 26, claiming 16 lives.

By Aisyah Razak · 30 Aug 2026 · 5 min read

Nepal and China brace for secondary flooding threat as glacier-burst lakes risk catastrophic overflow

Nepal and China have issued urgent warnings of potential flooding from two lakes swollen by debris from a glacier collapse that devastated border regions this week, killing at least 362 people with over 1,000 still missing.

By Aisyah Razak · 29 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

Nepalese Glacier Collapse Triggers Catastrophic Mudslide Across Border Into China's Xizang

Nepal and China brace for secondary flooding threat as glacier-burst lakes risk catastrophic overflow

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