Tsunami of dirt: what caused Nepal’s deadly glacial flood?

More than 150 people are dead and hundreds more missing after a massive wave of water, ice, mud, and rock swept down the Bhote Koshi River valley in Nepal. The valley connects Kathmandu in Nepal to Lhasa in Tibet. According to the Asia Times, at least 34 Australians are among those missing.

Authorities report that over 1,300 people, including more than 700 foreign nationals, are missing across Nepal and China's Tibet region. People Daily Kenya states that nearly 500 foreigners are among 826 people unaccounted for, as confirmed by Nepalese police and tourism officials.

The disaster has resulted in at least 165 deaths in Nepal and Tibet, with over 1,000 people still missing. Daily Times reports that Nepal's disaster agency confirmed 826 people unaccounted for, with at least 579 of those missing being Nepali. The European Union has joined international efforts to help Nepal after the devastating floods and landslides.

Brief written by urgent.news from Asia Times, People Daily Kenya, Daily Times — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.