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China Prepared for One Kind of HimalayanFlood. Then a Different Disaster Struck.

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.

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Lily Kuo and Pei-Lin Wu31 Aug 2026, 05:19 pmUpdated 2h ago1 min readWorldWorld

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China Prepared for One Kind of Himalayan Flood. Then a Different Disaster Struck.

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.

This report is published with credit to The New York Times. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on The New York Times →

Source: The New York Times · Lily Kuo and Pei-Lin Wu. Published 31 Aug 2026, 05:19 pm.

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