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Rasuwa District

Mountain district of northern Nepal on the Tibetan border, carrying the Rasuwagadhi-Gyirong trade crossing, trekking routes into Langtang and several hydropower projects.

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Nepal's deluge began as a glacier falling a kilometre into a river it then dammed

Satellite and seismic analyses point to ice that snapped off above 5,000 metres, blocked the Lhende Khola and burst through hours later. Almost no rain preceded it, which is why the region's flood warning tools had nothing to read.

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Operator 38%
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Investor 19%

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Evidence74
Adoption62
Hype gap−8
Incentives34
Confidence70