Nepal flash flood: Disaster in a geological battleground zone

A flash flood in Nepal has killed at least one hundred eighty people, and it's now believed to be the result of a glacial collapse. As France 24 reports, the extreme geography of the Himalayan region, spanning Nepal and Tibet, initially caused confusion over what triggered the disaster.

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