Nepal devastation caused by glacier collapse
Rescuers are searching for over 1,000 missing people after a deadly flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border. Experts believe it may have ‌been triggered when the lower part of a glacier collapsed
Glacier: Large part of snout including rock and sediment breaks away at 5,200m, hits valley at 4,000m with 5.2 seismic magnitude
NEPAL
Kathmandu
Detail
NEPAL
CHINA
Tibet
RASUWA
NUWAKOT
DADING
Gyirong Port
Galchi: River rises 9 metres in 30 minutes
Furthest reported damage
Trishuli River
Trishuli Batar
Syapru Bensi
Bhote Koshi River
Himalayas: 30% of ice lost in 30 years due to global warming
10km
6 miles
Red Cross & Red Crescent: $1.24 million emergency funds
WHO: Emergency medical supplies, multipurpose tents
China: Emergency supplies and cash assistance
U.S.: Disaster ⁠response adviser, $500,000 funds
India: 10 tons disaster-relief supplies and medicines
UK: Emergency responders and £5 million suport package
Sources: Reuters, BBC, New York Times
Picture: Copernicus
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