UNDERSTANDING THIS DISASTER
On the morning of Aug 26, scientists found that a mass of bedrock and overlying glacial ice broke off Langtang-Lirung mountain and plunged from a height of about 5,200 m more than 2 km down to the valley floor.
It resulted in a ground impact significant enough for the United States Geological Survey to report a 5.2 magnitude earthquake.
A rush of melting ice, rock and debris entered the high altitude Lhende Khola river in Tibet, from where a large lake briefly formed before breaking and surging downstream, carrying all in its path.
Research is continuing into the exact mechanics of this particular failure, but…
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