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Satellite images show how the Nepal flood disaster unfolded

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par Levan Tielidze, Research Fellow in Glacial Geomorphology, Monash University
Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation

On August 26 a glacier collapsed in the Langtang region of Nepal near the China border, triggering an ice and rock avalanche. This apparently entered the Lhende Khola, a tributary of the Bhote Koshi river, where it either caused or contributed to a temporary blockage. When this burst, a catastrophic flash flood travelled almost 100 kilometres downstream.

Satellite images show how the Nepal flood disaster unfolded

A glacier collapses