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Nepal-Tibet floods: China warns of 'high risk' of lake breach causing a second flood
China has warned there is a "high risk" that a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may breach its banks, causing a second flood downstream.
TL;DR
- A barrier lake formed near the Nepal-Tibet border after a landslide poses a "high risk of breach".
- The lake is expected to receive an additional three million cubic metres of water between Thursday and the weekend.
- The lake has already started to overflow, and heavy rain has been reported in the area.
- Engineering teams are monitoring the lake, but search and rescue operations have been suspended due to the risks.
- Wednesday's deadly flash flood in the same area was likely triggered by a glacier collapse.
- Hundreds have died in Nepal, with hundreds more missing, and over 550 are missing on the Tibet side.
- Nepali authorities have warned of further flood risks along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers.