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KATHMANDU: Flash flooding which swept away an entire village in Nepal originated with a minor rockslide, scientists said on Tuesday, warning that the disaster could be repeated.
More than 70 people are believed to have died when the Seti River burst its banks on May 5, 2012 and hit Kharapani — a village in the central Annapurna region with a population of just 100.
A team of Nepalese and US scientists investigating the cause of the flood said that a “comparatively small” rockslide had dammed an upstream gorge, forming a reservoir over several weeks.
More than 70 people are believed to have died when the Seti River burst its banks on May 5, 2012 and hit Kharapani — a village in the central Annapurna region with a population of just 100.
A team of Nepalese and US scientists investigating the cause of the flood said that a “comparatively small” rockslide had dammed an upstream gorge, forming a reservoir over several weeks.
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