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Inside Nepal’s unending cycle of avalanches, floods and landslides

Nepal has weathered three disasters in six weeks, including the deadly August flash flood, making this year one of the deadliest in a country where monsoon rains already frequently wreak havoc. Experts warn that climate change is only making matters worse. The rock-ice avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border that opened the floodgates in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers on August 26 killed more…

Inside Nepal’s unending cycle of avalanches, floods and landslides

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