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Nepal floods explained: The chainof events behind the disaster

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FRANCE2428 Aug 2026, 12:48 pmUpdated 3h ago1 min readEuropeWorld

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Nepal floods explained: The chain of events behind the disaster

A glacier broke apart. An ice and rock avalanche followed. Then came an earthquake, before a landslide triggered devastating floods that tore through kilometres of valley. This is what happened along the Nepal-China border, where rescue teams are still trying to recover survivors 48 hours after the catastrophe. FRANCE 24 breaks down the chain of events and the scientific explanations behind the disaster.

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Source: France 24 · FRANCE24. Published 28 Aug 2026, 12:48 pm.

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