# Glacial collapse triggered catastrophic Nepal flooding: Expert

https://mins.news/en/video/33959

- CNA, 2026-08-27 04:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb0c-4UFt6A

> The US Geological Survey says catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet was caused by a glacial collapse and debris flow rather than an earthquake. The reported 4.4-magnitude quake was actually the seismic impact of a huge glacier fragment crashing into the valley. Warming temperatures are making Himalayan glaciers increasingly unstable, an expert says.

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