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Death toll nears 500 as rescuers search for 1,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the disaster was caused by a glacial collapse that triggered a vast flow of icy debris.

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00:01Rescue teams continue to search for more than 1,400 missing people
00:06after flash floods and landslides struck the border of Nepal and Tibet.
00:10Many of the missing are foreign tourists, including trekkers as well as Hindu pilgrims.
00:16The death toll of the devastating disaster meanwhile continued to rise to nearly 500.
00:30You ended up saying something but you had to die.
00:37What do you think?
00:41What do you think?
00:42What do you think?
00:43What do you think, what do you think?
00:47Do you think we have a pretty stronghold and built on our own city?
01:07The disaster was likely caused by a glacial collapse that triggered ice, debris and water
01:12to come down into the valley. Fears of more potential floods remain as water is still trapped
01:18by piles of debris that are blocking the valley. Climate change is causing glaciers to melt
01:24worldwide, which is increasing the risk of glacial lake floods and glacial collapses.

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