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The Bhotekoshi flood | A Himalayan tragedy

The Hindu National · DistrictNews · 2026-09-07

The Bhotekoshi flood | A Himalayan tragedy

Scientists investigate how a high-altitude rock-and-ice avalanche may have triggered one of Nepal’s most devastating floods; while experts have not directly attributed this event to climate change, they note that rising temperatures are warming the Himalayas and accelerating glacier melt A devastating flood in Nepal's Bhotekoshi River, triggered by a rock-ice avalanche, leaves hundreds dead and thousands missing. The Bhotekoshi flood | A Himalayan tragedy.

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