Nepal: China alerts to risk of rupture of reservoir formed after landslide
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Nepal: China alerts to risk of rupture of reservoir formed after landslide

SAPO Notícias28 August 2026 at 03:10

China has issued an alert for the "high risk" of rupture of a reservoir formed after a mudslide that occurred on Wednesday in the Tibet region. The alert indicates there is danger of rupture within the next three days.

The mudslide left hundreds of people missing. The accumulation of materials displaced by the landslide formed a reservoir that now represents a significant threat in the region.

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