# Nepal flash flood: Disaster in a geological battleground zone

https://mins.news/en/item/34298

- France 24, 2026-08-27 11:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260827-nepal-flash-flood-disaster-in-a-geological-battleground-zone

> France 24’s Leela Jacinto examines how the extreme terrain of Nepal and Tibet, shaped by the Himalayas, initially obscured the cause of catastrophic floods that killed at least 180 people. The disaster is now believed to have been triggered by a glacial collapse.

## Stories

- [Nepal Tibet Himalayan Flood Disaster](https://mins.news/en/topic/nepal-tibet-himalayan-flood-disaster) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/nepal-tibet-himalayan-flood-disaster.md

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