More than 1,300 missing in Nepal and China after deadly Himalayan flood

flash floods. However, the US Geological Survey later clarified that the recorded seismic activity was actually the energy generated by the sudden collapse of glacial ice and rock, which subsequently triggered a massive debris flow. Satellite imagery analyzed by Planet Labs indicated that a landslide of rock and ice initiated the debris-laden surge down the Lhende River, roughly 20 kilometers (12 miles) northeast of the Rasuwagadhi