What triggered Nepal’s deadly flash flood? geologist explains massive ice and rock fall
Aug 30, 2026
Nepal: What led to Nepal’s devastating flash flood? Geologist Prof. Dr Bishal Nath Upreti explains that the disaster was not caused by a glacial lake outburst. He says a massive mass of ice and rocks fell from above, creating seismic activity that was later recorded as a 5.2-magnitude event.