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The Economic Times
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Nepal floods: Lake formed by landslide on Nepal-Tibet border overflows, halting rescue work

Nepal: A lake formed by a landslide on the Nepal-China border started to overflow on Friday, putting at risk areas devastated by a flash flood two days ​ago and forcing a temporary halt to rescue efforts, authorities on both ​sides said.

Residents in Nepal's Rasuwa district, on the border with China's Tibet, were seen rushing up hillsides to escape any surge in the ​river level, according to a Reuters witness.

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