Nepal Floods: Did An Ice Avalanche Trigger The Sudden Bhotekoshi Surge?

‘Like a bomb exploded’: How an enormous chunk of ice likely triggered catastrophe

The phenomenon is known as an ice avalanche, which an expert described as plunging more than a kilometre after snapping off a glacier.

'Like a bomb exploded': How a 2,000-foot-wide glacier triggered deadly Nepal floods

South Asia News: The deadly flash floods that tore through Nepal’s Himalayan border region on Wednesday may have been triggered by a massive chunk of glacier breaking .

Nepal Floods: Did An Ice Avalanche Trigger The Sudden Bhotekoshi Surge?

A sudden flash flood in Nepal's Bhotekoshi region may have been triggered by a rock or ice avalanche that blocked the Lhende River, while a nearby earthquake and possible glacial events are also being investigated