{
  "id": 3948851,
  "title": "Disaster Experts Say Nepal Glacier Collapse Was Difficult to Predict",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/disaster-experts-say-nepal-glacier-collapse-was-difficult-to-predict",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-28T11:27:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/world/australia/nepal-flood-glacier-collapse.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A glacier collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border has resulted in a devastating flash flood, leaving over 330 people dead and more than 1,500 missing. According to the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, the Trishuli River water level surged by 30 feet in just 30 minutes in the municipality of Galchhi.\n\nThe disaster, which occurred early on August 26, has destroyed buildings and uprooted bridges, with authorities warning the public to stay away from the banks of several rivers amid concerns of further flooding.\n\nResearchers have noted that significant rainfall does not appear to have been the trigger for the disaster, with preliminary investigations instead pointing to a large collapse of glacier ice and rock high above the Lhende Kola river, according to Live Science.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Science",
        "title": "Devastating Nepal floods were triggered by glacier collapse, experts say — and there's a risk of more landslides to come",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/devastating-nepal-floods-were-triggered-by-glacier-collapse-experts",
        "published": "2026-08-27T16:21:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Nepal glacier collapse kills over 469, triggers 5.2-magnitude tremor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-glacier-collapse-kills-over-469-triggers-5-2-magnitude-tremor",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:51:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}