Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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What caused the Nepal-Tibet flash floods?

A huge piece of ice that fell thousands of metres from a glacier into a river below may have unleashed the disaster in Nepal and Tibet.

Here is what experts believe happened.

Credit: AFP

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