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Massive flood in Dudh Koshi river, suspected glacier lake burst (with video)



KATHMANDU: A massive flood swept through the Dudh Koshi River in Solukhumbu district on Friday, severely impacting Thame village in Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality-5.

Chairman Mingma Tsering Sherpa of the Rural Municipality suspects that the flood was caused by a glacier lake burst.

The full extent of the destruction is yet to be assessed.

 

Publish Date : 16 August 2024 14:04 PM

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