Two lakes threaten Nepal after deadly flood in ‘hazard-prone’ region

Perilous rescue efforts along the China-Nepal border are being complicated by the risk of new flooding or landslides, with authorities in China and Nepal briefly pausing rescue operations Friday due to those fears.

A barrier lake – holding enough water to fill an estimated 1,000 Olympic swimming pools – began overflowing on the China-Nepal border, where it formed after a powerful landslide and torrential flooding devastated the area on Wednesday. A barrier lake is a body of water created by debris damming up a river.

0:00 The two new barrier lakes threatening rescuers’ lives
2:29 Scientists explain what happened
3:36 One of the most ‘hazard-prone landscapes’ on the planet

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Source: CNN (video)