Threat of debris dam burst slows rescue efforts
Rescue operations following the devastating flash flood in Nepal and Tibet are proceeding cautiously amid fears that a barrier lake formed by the original avalanche could burst, threatening further flooding
Kathmandu
NEPAL
CHINA
Detail
150m
Glacier: Lower part collapses, sending ice and rock down valley
Langtang Lirung
Barrier lake: Over 2.5 million m3 of water
Nepal
Estimated depth 50m
Debris dam: Formed at confluence of rivers
Rainfall has continued to loosen and destabilise soil and ​rock
Lhende Khola River
Deluge travelled first 22km at average speed of 193km/h. Over 90,000 people affected
Source: BBC, Reuters, CGTN
Picture: Google Earth
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