Chinese Authorities Warn of Overflowing Lake in Nepal, Resulting in Mass Disappearances

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Chinese Authorities Warn of Overflowing Lake in Nepal, Resulting in Mass Disappearances
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  1. Chinese authorities also warned that the newly formed lake at the confluence of the Tsogyal and the Purupqiangzangbu rivers is overflowing and may burst.

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    ZeroHedge

    🚨🚨🚨#China alerts new barrier lake forms at #Nepal rivers confluence, posing high breach risk over next 3 days.

  2. The disaster has left at least 910 people missing in Nepal. Authorities in Tibet, an autonomous region of China, reported at least three dead and 558 missing.

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    Financial Times

    Hundreds reported missing after flood on Nepal border with China Nepal says more than 50 people confirmed dead, with 384 foreign and local tourists reported missing

    ZeroHedge

    An Aug. 27 update from the NDRRMA confirmed that 359 bodies have been recovered in Nepal, with another 910 individuals still out of contact. Meanwhile, across the border, the Gyirong disaster command reported three confirmed deaths and 558 people missing in Tibet - including 260 foreign nationals - as of 8 a.m. on Aug. 27.

  3. The Nepalese army has rescued more than 100 people by helicopter, army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet said. Army teams also evacuated people trapped inside facilities linked to the Trishuli hydropower project, he added.

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    Bloomberg

    Nepal Rescuers Race to Save People Trapped in Hydropower Tunnel A Nepalese rescue team is racing to locate 100 people still trapped in a hydropower tunnel after earlier extracting 350 laborers and locals, according to the Prime Minister’s Office, after a deadly torrent engulfed parts of the Himalayan nation.

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  1. 01 ZeroHedge

    A rapidly expanding dammed lake above a Nepal-Tibet flood zone poses a severe new threat to Gyirong Port, where hundreds of people remain unaccounted for following an initial catastrophic surge.

  2. 02 Financial Times

    Deadly flood a brutal reminder of growing Himalayan hazards Torrent that tore through settlements near Nepal’s border with China comes as scientists warn climate change is increasing risks

  3. 03 Bloomberg

    Rapidly Swelling Lakes Spur New Flood Warnings in Nepal, China Rescuers scoured river valleys in Nepal and China on Friday in search of hundreds of people missing after a torrent of mud, rocks and ice tore through the area, as authorities warned that rivers blocked with debris were forming lakes and raising the risks of further flooding.

  4. 04 Fortune

    Rescue teams and military helicopters searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse.

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Lean Right Newly Formed Lake Threatens 2nd Flood At Nepal-Tibet Disaster Zone — ZeroHedge
Center Deadly flood a brutal reminder of growing Himalayan hazards — Financial Times
Center Hundreds reported missing after flood on Nepal border with China — Financial Times
Center Rapidly Swelling Lakes Spur New Flood Warnings in Nepal, China — Bloomberg
Center Nepal Rescuers Race to Save People Trapped in Hydropower Tunnel — Bloomberg
Left Study Suggests Climate Crisis Is Supercharging 'Godzilla' El Niños — Common Dreams
Left More Than 1,000 People Missing in Nepal, Tibet After Flash Flooding — Common Dreams
Lean Left At least 360 people are dead and 1,400 after catastrophic floods sweep communities on the Nepal-China border — Fortune