Nepal to Rebuild Landslide Warning System After Floods
Officials say the new system will restore real-time alerts after the flood knocked out at least four gauging stations near the border.
- Nepal is rebuilding an early-warning system for landslides at Timure, a border settlement in Rasuwa district near China, installing seismic sensors, cameras and satellite links following a glacial flood that killed more than 1,000 people.
- Last week's disaster exposed critical failures as mobile coverage collapsed during the flood. "We had sensors and monitoring stations but they were not being monitored extensively," a government source said, describing equipment swept away by floodwaters.
- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority is deploying a satellite system known as Very Small Aperture Terminal to maintain connectivity when mobile networks fail. Officials have already surveyed the terrain by helicopter to assess equipment placement.
- According to NDRRMA CEO Dharma RajUpreti, real-time river discharge data will enable authorities to "disseminate SMS messages if any new floods are detected." China has also shared satellite imagery and hydrological data with Nepal.
- The frontier with Tibet remains unstable and closely watched by Kathmandu, Beijing and New Delhi. Any landslide-triggered event now grants only a few minutes to alert downstream communities, making real-time monitoring systems critical for survival.
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Die PresseSeismic sensors, cameras and a satellite connection are to be installed. More than 1000 people died during the flood
Algemeen Dagblad
destentor.nlNepal is once again working on a landslide warning system along the border with Tibet. Earthquake sensors, cameras, and a satellite connection are to be installed in the border town of Timure, two anonymous government sources told Reuters. This is in the area where the deadly flood occurred last week.
Reformatorisch Dagblad
Nepal is working again on a landslide warning system along the border with China. Earthquake sensors, cameras and a satellite connection must be built in the border town of Timure, two anonymous government sources report to Reuters news agency. That's in the area where the deadly flood occurred last week.
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