# Nepal’s Deadly Flood: Causes, Devastation and Prevention

https://mins.news/en/video/36309

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-29 00:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU-oiX2J4s4

> Analysts say a large section of glacier plunged more than a kilometre into a valley near the Nepal-China border, sending walls of water through communities and leaving more than 1,000 people reported missing. The collapse created unstable barrier lakes held back by weak walls of loose rock, posing a further threat to rescue efforts if they fail.

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