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

https://mins.news/en/item/35657

- France 24, 2026-08-28 12:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/nepal-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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