KATHMANDU: The flood that devastated the Thame coastal area in Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality-5 of Solukhumbu in Nepal is believed to have been triggered by rapid snowmelt. The watershed area extending from the 6,938-meter-high Tengi Ragi Tau to the Tashi Lapcha region experienced landslides and flooding due to accelerated snowmelt. The flood also swept … Continue reading Rapid ice melting causes destruction in Nepal’s Thame