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OPINION | Deluge in Nepal: Is China tinkering with Tibet's ecosystem?

A fresh danger is looming after the deluge that swept away more than 1,500 people on the Nepal-Tibet border. There are fears that a newly formed lake of rising water could burst its banks in Tibet. China has warned there is a high risk that a lake which formed after the recent landslide may breach its banks, causing a second flood downstream.Till today, an estimated 2.5 million cubic metres of water has accumulated at the barrier lake near the Nepal-Tibet border, official Chinese television said.

28 Aug 2026 4:48 pm