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Glacier collapse on Nepal-Tibet border triggered flash flooding

started August 28, 2026 at 7:18 PM · last changed 36m ago

Summary

A 50-hectare glacier collapsed on the Nepal-Tibet border, triggering an avalanche and natural dam in a river that subsequently breached, releasing a flood exceeding 160 km/h down the valley with at least 469 reported deaths and over 1,500 missing.

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U sredu u 8:37 časova po lokalnom vremenu, na granici Nepala i Tibeta zabeležen je zemljotres jačine 4,4 stepena Rihterove skale. To je ustvari bio

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Severity37

Total — band povišeno (20–39)

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