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Nepal, China warn of fresh flood risks with lakes threatening to burst
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TRISHULI, Nepal / BEIJING — Nepal and China both warned on Thursday of fresh risks of flooding in the Himalayas as two lakes that have developed on either side of their border threaten to burst in a region still grappling with this week's catastrophic flood. Search and rescue operations are still underway in the debris-strewn valleys and hillsides, with…
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- Why it matters
- A secondary flood from burst glacial lakes could devastate the same valleys still searching for survivors and recovering from this week's initial flooding.
- Most affected
- Search and rescue teams and flood survivors in the Himalayan border region — Face immediate danger if lakes burst during ongoing operations and recovery.
- Likely next
- Whether either government issues evacuation orders or whether the lakes release water without catastrophic flooding.