Construction Overwhelms Fragile Mountain Foundations

On the morning of August 26, a glacial collapse in the Himalayas triggered a flash flood that sent ice, mud, rocks and fast-moving water through a valley in Nepal, wiping out entire communities. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by Lou Del Bello, who has been reporting on the disaster for Bloomberg News from New Delhi. They discuss what can be done to keep mountain communities safe, and why events like this are likely to become more frequent in a warming world.

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• What Caused Nepal’s Deadly Flash Flood? Here’s What We Know
• Nepal: The World's Mountains Are Ticking Time Bombs - Bloomberg
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