Flash flood in Nepal after ice and rock fall in Tibet

It is, in fact, ice and rock that have broken loose and are moving further down the Lende Khola river, experts in Science tell us. A torrent is created and travels at speeds of up to 150 kilometers per hour.

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Seven minutes later, surveillance footage from the Gyirong border crossing in Tibet, with Rasuwagadhi in Nepal on the other side, shows huge masses of water destroying everything in its path.

By 8.50 the measuring station in Syabrubesi further south had stopped working.

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The local authority in Nepal that predicts water levels receives information about the flood in the Bhotekoshi River, writes the Kathmandu Post.

At 9.15 am, the first warning text messages are said to have been sent to residents of Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading and Chitwan districts. At the same time, measuring stations by the water, including in Betrawati, have begun to be phased out.

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The current has reached the Trishuli River further south. Pictures show, among other things, how the bridge at Furke Khola is being swept away. There will soon be major floods around Malekhu, writes the Kathmandu Post.

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The floods have reached Mugling and more people are being urged to evacuate.

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The water masses have reached Devghat, where the river Narayani forms.

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The water level at Devghat has dropped back, writes the Kathmandu Post. It has then been ten hours since the first alarm about a supposed earthquake.

See how the devastation spread in the clip above.