Nepal: what does a mudslide cause to the human body? Understand
oglobo26 August 2026 at 16:31
A mudslide on the border between Nepal and Tibet resulted in 98 dead and at least 688 missing, possibly caused by an earthquake followed by an avalanche. The article explains the physical effects of a mudflow on the human body, highlighting that the person is buried in moist material and faces risks such as asphyxiation — the most common when the entire body is covered, which can cause respiratory failure in about 35 minutes — hypothermia (temperature below 35°C), suffocation and impacts from materials like rocks and logs thrown by the flow. Survival depends on which parts of the body were buried.
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