#lhendekhola — Public Fediverse posts on home.social

“The Lhende Khola has flooded twice in fourteen months, this time most probably triggered by an ice avalanche blocked the river and released a sudden surge downstream. This still needs to be confirmed, as we receive further information. These are cascading hazards: a cryosphere event becomes a flood in a settlement within hours.”
– Saswata Sanyal, DRR Specialist, ICIMOD, Nepal

Here is a detailed and carefully-phrased press release by
ICIMOD on yesterday's flooding disaster in Nepal: https://www.icimod.org/press-release/major-flash-flood-sweeps-through-nepals-rasuwa-district-raising-fears-of-further-downstream-flooding/

#avalanche #flood #BhoteKoshi #Trishuli #nepal #rasuwa #Tibet #climateChange #LhendeKhola #naturalDisasters