Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded

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Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded - Published New satellite imagery has revealed the scale of the devastation along Nepal's Trishuli River caused by Wednesday's deadly flash flood, triggered by a glacier collapse. Before-and-after images show how sections of the valley, where a torrent of floodwater and debris surged through, destroyed villages, bridges and hydroelectric power stations. More than 550 people have been killed, Nepalese officials say, with hundreds more missing.

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