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The Times of India
The Times of India
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Vishant Agarwala

Ice-rock avalanche likely triggered Bhotekoshi flood; quake link under probe

An ice-rock avalanche from a glacier that blocked Lhende Khola river -- a tributary of Bhotekoshi — and later released a sudden surge emerged as the most likely cause of the flash flood, while scientists investigated whether a 4.4 magnitude earthquake minutes earlier destabilised the high-altitude terrain and triggered the avalanche.

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