Bangkok, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - How a glacier collapse may have caused Nepal-Tibet disaster

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2026-08-27

A huge piece of ice that fell thousands of metres from a glacier into a river below may have unleashed the disaster in Nepal and Tibet that killed at least 180 people. Here is what experts believe happened so far: - Glacier collapse - A glacier collapse in Nepal's mountains near Tibet appears to have triggered the disaster. "A large chunk of glacier fell from about 5,200 metres (about 17,000 feet)... into a valley," said Simon Cox, principal sc......

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