# Behind the Nepal mudslide: What caused its devastating force?

https://mins.news/en/item/38083

- CGTN, 2026-08-30 08:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-30/Behind-the-Nepal-mudslide-What-caused-its-devastating-force--1Q1SlcXrP6E/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The Nepal mudslide caused heavy casualties on both sides and left many people missing. Fan Xuanmei, a geohazard expert from Chengdu University of Technology, says the disaster began with a very large ice-rock avalanche and explains the factors behind the mudslide’s extraordinary energy.

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