A lake formed by a landslide on the Nepal-China border began overflowing on Friday, triggering a fresh flood alert and forcing Nepal to temporarily suspend rescue operations in areas devastated by a flash flood two days ago.
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Nepal and China have both warned of fresh flooding after Wednesday's catastrophic flash flood killed at least 469 people in Nepal and left nearly 1,000 missing. The disaster was triggered after a glacier collapse in the Himalayas sent huge amounts of ice, rock and water downstream, devastating settlements, bridges and hydropower projects.