Scientific studies and satellite monitoring carried out by China raised alarms this Tuesday about the imminent danger of new landslides that could create natural dams in the border area between Nepal and Tibet, which was severely hit by last week's devastating flood.
The Chinese Ministry of Water Resources indicated that satellite images show small landslides on both banks of the riverbed, located downstream from the first natural dam formed as a result of the tragedy.
Although the flow is currently completely normal, the agency warned that there is a latent risk that unstable material on the slopes could break away again and block the flow of water, generating new dangerous accumulations.
The investigations are also closely monitoring the area of Nepal where the glacial collapse that triggered the original disaster occurred. Although the water that accumulated in the impact crater has almost completely drained, the surrounding glaciers remain at high risk of further calving.
State of the dams and tragic balance
Meanwhile, experts from state broadcaster CCTV confirmed through technical assessments that the first natural dam had completely drained the accumulated volume, reducing the danger. This accumulation reached approximately 2.2 million cubic meters of water, forcing a temporary halt to the search efforts last Friday due to fears of a sudden release.
Later, during the early hours of Sunday, a new landslide occurred two point eight kilometers downstream, creating a second natural dam that required the preventive evacuation of rescuers, although this too began to gradually drain the water.
Meanwhile, work is progressing to rehabilitate approximately 800 meters of road that remain impassable leading to the Gyirong border crossing. The disaster occurred last Wednesday following a massive ice collapse on a Nepalese glacier.
Nepalese authorities on Tuesday raised the number of bodies recovered to 987 and put the number of missing at 3,916, bringing the combined death toll with China to over 1,000.
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