Nepal-Tibet glacial collapse floods worsen as satellite images show widespread destruction
Satellite images have shown the scale of destruction after a glacier collapse high in the Himalayas triggered catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border. The latest confirmed figures in the supplied reports say more than 270 people have been killed and at least 1,300 remain missing across Nepal and China's Tibet region. Rescue teams are still trying to reach remote mountain settlements, where roads, bridges and homes have been washed away or buried in mud.The collapse occurred at about 8:40 a.m. local time on 26 August, when a large section of glacier broke away high above the Lhende River in Tibet.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 27 Aug 2026 13:31 LONDON
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