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Nepal: Destructive flood hits Pokhara

08.05.2012

A destructive flood occurred 20 km north of Pokhara - the famous tourist spot - 200 km away from Kathmandu, in the early morning of 5 May 2012. Thirteen people were killed by the flood, while houses and farms were swept away: 47 people are still missing. Superintendent of Police Shailesh declared that the incident was not related to glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) as presumed earlier. It was actually an avalanche that blocked the Seti river for a week which then burst and took the form of the destructive flood. This time, climate change does not seem to be the proximate cause. But what other catastrophic event will it cause tomorrow?

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