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WorldNepal floods explained: The chain of events behind the disaster

A glacier broke apart, triggering an ice-and-rock avalanche. An earthquake followed, and a landslide then unleashed devastating floods through kilometres of valley along the Nepal-China border. Forty-eight hours after the catastrophe, rescue teams are still searching for survivors.

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Nepal floods explained: The chain of events behind the disaster
Nepal floods explained: The chain of events behind the disasterWorld