- Flash floods and landslides in Nepal-India border regions
- Upstream flood events in Nepal are affecting Bihar, originating from a flash flood in Rasuwa district.
USGS analyzed seismic signals from a landslide in Tibet, which caused a glacier collapse and subsequent flood in Nepal, leading to river flow into Bihar.
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USGS analyzed seismic signals from a landslide in Tibet, which caused a glacier collapse and subsequent flood in Nepal, leading to river flow into Bihar.
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Upstream flood events in Nepal are affecting Bihar, originating from a flash flood in Rasuwa district.Also in this story
- Massive floods are occurring in the Kosi River basin, Bihar, following an ice-rock avalanche.
- Downstream impacts of foreign floods affecting Bihar.
- Flooding in Nepal is impacting Bihar through shared river systems, involving the Hindu Kush Himalaya region and ICIMOD.
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- An earthquake struck the Tibetan side near Nepal, while researchers based in Nepal studied floods.
- A glacial lake outburst caused a massive flash flood affecting downstream areas in the Nepal-Tibet border region.
- An M5.1 earthquake strikes, causing flash floods and landslides along the border, leading to high-level rescue operation meetings.
- An earthquake was reported near Nagqu in Tibet, with data provided by the China Earthquake Networks Center and USGS.
- Kathmandu is leading a plan to drain glacial lakes while India provides technical support for Nepal's flood defense.