{"id":373728,"date":"2026-08-27T22:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T21:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/did-a-glacier-collapse-trigger-nepals-deadly-floods-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T22:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T21:00:18","slug":"did-a-glacier-collapse-trigger-nepals-deadly-floods-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/did-a-glacier-collapse-trigger-nepals-deadly-floods-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Did a glacier collapse trigger Nepal\u2019s deadly floods? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yQAH4Crser8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Did a glacier collapse trigger Nepal\u2019s deadly floods? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yQAH4Crser8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Rescuers are looking for survivors after a massive flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border destroyed homes, swamped roads, and swept away bridges.<\/p>\n<p>More than 900 are missing and at least 359 have died in the disaster, according to Nepali officials.<\/p>\n<p>But what do we now know about how it may have started? <\/p>\n<p>In this video&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>00:50 The latest<br \/>\n01:41 What happened<br \/>\n03:42 The rescue effort<br \/>\n05:33 What is a &#8216;glacier collapse&#8217;?<br \/>\n08:03 Fears of a new flood<br \/>\n09:17 How unprecedented is the Nepal flood?<br \/>\n10:11 The difficulties reporting from Tibet<br \/>\n11:50 Survivors describe the horror<br \/>\n12:29 Waiting for news of missing loved ones<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Nepal #Flood #Glacier #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rescuers are looking for survivors after a massive flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border destroyed homes, swamped roads, and swept away bridges. 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