Around 1,000 people missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by a glacial collapse

Nepal and Tibet are facing a catastrophic disaster after a glacial collapse triggered devastating floods, Euronews reports. Nepali officials say around one thousand people are missing, including hundreds of foreigners. Glacial lake outburst floods like this are a growing risk in the Himalayas as warming temperatures destabilize high-altitude ice.

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