# What caused the deadly Nepal-Tibet floods? What is glacier collapse?

https://mins.news/en/video/35541

- CNA, 2026-08-28 11:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaKOyjXIf-U

> Devastating floods triggered by a glacier collapse along the Nepal-Tibet border left authorities monitoring dangerous barrier lakes two days later. A debris dam burst in Nepal, raising the Bhote Koshi River and temporarily stopping rescue flights. A lake near Gyirong in China, holding more than 2.5 million cubic metres, posed a high breach risk but was said to be draining naturally.

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