Nepal and China resume flood rescue after lake threat eases, death toll nears 600

Nepal and China resumed rescue ​operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to be manageable, easing fears of fresh devastation. A glacier collapse on ‌Wednesday unleashed a huge torrent of rock, ice, mud and debris through Himalayan mountain river systems, killing at least 579 people in Nepal and […] The post…