After a glacial flood last year, Chinese officials strengthened defenses at a border crossing with Nepal. But last week’s “cascade of hazards” overwhelmed them.
Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/world/asia/china-nepal-tibet-flood-himalayas-risk.html
Author : Lily Kuo and Pei-Lin Wu
Publish date : 2026-08-31 13:41:00
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China Prepared for One Kind of Himalayan Flood. Then a Different Disaster Struck.
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