{"id":4695,"date":"2012-05-06T07:09:44","date_gmt":"2012-05-06T07:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=4695"},"modified":"2012-05-06T07:20:59","modified_gmt":"2012-05-06T07:20:59","slug":"flash-flood-in-nepal-kills-at-least-15-with-up-to-36-more-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2012\/05\/06\/flash-flood-in-nepal-kills-at-least-15-with-up-to-36-more-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash flood in Nepal kills at least 15, with up to 36 more missing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday the Seti River in Kaski District in Nepal<\/a> was affected by a catastrophic and very sudden flash flood.\u00a0 The flood affected the villages of Kharapani in Sardikhola VDC; Sadal in Machhapuchhre VDC; Yamdi; and Ramghat in Kaski district.\u00a0 To date 15 people are confirmed to have been killed, but the toll will inevitably rise.\u00a0 Initial estimates are that there are a further 36 people missing, including three tourists.\u00a0 The image below<\/a> shows the aftermath of the flood:<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.myrepublica.com\/portal\/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=34672<\/p><\/div>\n

The most informative reports to date are on the Republica<\/a> and ekantipur<\/a> websites.<\/p>\n

This is an interesting event as the flood was clearly very large.\u00a0 In most cases in Nepal such extreme events occurring without rainfall are associated with either the collapse of a glacial lake dam (a so-called GLOF) or the collapse of a landslide dam.\u00a0 Pradeep Mool of ICIMOD, who has undertaken the definitive studies of GLOFs in the Himalayas, has noted here that<\/a> the features of this flood suggest that it was not a GLOF, and indicates that a landslide was more likely.\u00a0 Incidentally, most international reports<\/a> indicate that it may have been triggered by an avalanche, but this would be really quite unusual.<\/p>\n

This post provides background information about losses from landslides in Nepal.<\/a><\/p>\n

Update: The BBC has a video<\/a> which appears to show a late stage (i.e. not the main) flood wave at the site, and the aftermath of the flood.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Adrian Moon for his hard work on this story; to Tessa\/Bobby Rogowski and Cathal Ferris for sending links; and to Ray Duray for highlighting the video.
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