# Himalayan disaster: Gyirong Port among the first places hit by mud and debris torrent

https://mins.news/en/video/34696

- CNA, 2026-08-27 17:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6TyU5W7amY

> A closer look at the flash floods along the Nepal-China border suggests that heavy rain was not the trigger. Scientists believe a glacier collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border began the disaster: satellite analysis shows the lower section broke away at about 5,200 metres, plunged roughly 1,200 metres and gathered rock, sediment and other debris as it descended.

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- [Nepal Tibet Himalayan Flood Disaster](https://mins.news/en/topic/nepal-tibet-himalayan-flood-disaster) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/nepal-tibet-himalayan-flood-disaster.md

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