# ‘Sediment bomb’: Expert points to phenomenon behind Nepal disaster

https://mins.news/en/video/35317

- CNA, 2026-08-28 07:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uUXsh7e5vg

> Deadly floods and landslides triggered by a glacier collapse have hit Nepal and China, burying villages, destroying roads and hindering rescue work. Basanta Raj Adhikari of Nepal’s Tribhuvan University says a phenomenon his team calls a “sediment bomb” may have contributed, as intense rain and snowmelt release sediment accumulated in high mountains.

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