# Nepal flooding likely caused by collapsed glacier: How and why it happened

https://mins.news/en/video/36058

- NBC News, 2026-08-28 18:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOhpWxkCWs8

> NBC News meteorologist Bill Karins explains how a glacier collapse triggered catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border and why experts are linking the disaster to climate change.

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