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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Nepal floods triggered by ice-rock avalanche: Scientists

Kathmandu: The devastating floods in Nepal that swept through the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli corridor were triggered by a massive ice-rock avalanche in the high Himalayas, not by conventional rainfall, according to a preliminary report by Nepalese scientists.

The report, commissioned by the Nepal Environment Society (NES), was released on Sunday.

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