Fathomless Devastation: Glacial Collapse and Human Cost The Himalayan region's deadly deluge is a stark reminder of our increasingly fragile relationship with nature.
Climate change accelerates disasters like this one, making them more frequent and severe. The death toll has reached at least 682 in Nepal and China, with nearly 3,000 people still missing.
A glacial collapse, identified by the US Geological Survey as the trigger for the torrent, occurred on Wednesday at the Nepal Tibet border.