Pokhara, Nepal
The death toll in Saturday's flashflood on the Seti river in Kaski district has gone up to 17, while the number of those missing has risen to 47.
Experts said the flash flood in the Seti River could be landslide induced rather than the result of avalanche or Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF). “The debris in the river did not comprise boulders and moraine — associated with glaciers — so the cause was landslide as the water was very muddy,” said Pradeep Mool, glacier expert at International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). Meteorological Forecasting Division said, it’s still unclear what induced the landslide. “It wasn’t an intense rainfall induced flood,” said Mandira Shrestha, water resource expert at ICIMOD. Initially, it was thought an ice avalanche had caused the flood, but later Nepali Army said the flood was due to landslide.
Climate is changing and it could be the epitome climate change impact. As we know, Nepal is fourth most vulnerable country about climate change in the world . Similarly, there are also a very high risk others of glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF). Glacial lakes listed as dangerous are Tsho Rolpa ,Imja, Lower Barun and Thulagi Lakes.
Source: Different Nepalese news agencies
No comments:
Post a Comment