# Glacier collapse may have triggered deadly Nepal flash flood, experts say

https://mins.news/en/item/33369

- Reuters, 2026-08-26 16:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/glacier-collapse-may-have-triggered-deadly-nepal-flash-flood-experts-say-2026-08-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8f13688f08580001b671f5

> Experts said a glacier’s lower section may have broken away and plunged hundreds of metres onto the valley floor, potentially triggering Wednesday’s deadly flash flood near Nepal’s border with Tibet. They cited satellite imagery from Planet Labs.

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