# Cause of Xizang’s Gyirong mudslide explained in 100 seconds

https://mins.news/en/item/37986

- China News Service, 2026-08-29 13:37 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/video/2026-08-29/detail-ihfirzsm0922054.shtml

> A massive mudslide hit Nepal’s Rasuwa region on August 26. It began with the collapse of a high-altitude glacier, triggering an ice-rock avalanche that developed into a powerful mudslide and flooding—a classic cascading chain reaction.

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