What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods
Hundreds have died in flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
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"climate change could have an impact"
— Simon Cook , Academic
"I think the sheer wave of debris suggests there was a landslide first, the water built up, (which) dammed the river, and then it burst in one huge great flood."
— Mike Searle , Academic
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Hundreds have died in flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
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