Devastating flash floods and mudslides have wiped out buildings and bridges along the Nepal–Tibet border – with hundreds of tourists still missing.
In Nepal, houses and roads were swept away by rushing water and mudslides.
Meanwhile, officials in China–controlled Tibet said they feared ‘major casualties’.
So, why are these floods so catastrophic?
According to Professor Liz Stephens, Professor in Climate Risks and Resilience at University of Reading, a ‘complex chain of hazards’ is likely to blame.
‘Most people think of flash floods as being caused by heavy rainfall,’ she explained.
‘But in Nepal and Tibet, as in many other high–mountain regions, they can also result from
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