August 28, 2026 6:44 PM
Nepal monitoring two lakes, flood risk to remain until they’re fully drained, official says
Nepal is monitoring two lakes upstream of the flood zone where hundreds died on Wednesday, an official with Nepal’s Disaster Management Authority said. Flood risks will remain until the two lakes have fully drained, the official added, as one of the two lakes began overflowing on Friday. Satellite images showed the two lakes in proximity to the site where a glacier collapse was believed to have pushed rock, ice, mud and debris into river systems on Wednesday, causing flood waves that levelle...