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- A new glacial lake, called Lake Two, has formed in Rasuwa, Nepal, near the China border, after a glacier calved on 30 August.
- Nepali officials, citing Chinese data, say the lake had accumulated an estimated 650,000 cubic metres of water by 31 August and is filling steadily, posing a risk of bursting.
- The lake is about three times smaller than one that burst on 30 August, sits at roughly 4,000 metres, and has an area of 0.3 square kilometres, though its depth is hard to estimate.
- Authorities have warned rescue workers, especially those in hydropower project tunnels and those searching lower areas, to stay alert, though officials say the lake is unlikely to affect areas beyond those hit by the 26 August flood.
What to watch next
- Whether the lake continues filling and when or if it bursts, which officials say is hard to predict
- Safety of rescue personnel in hydropower tunnels and teams searching for the dead and missing downstream
- Risk of further landslides, which officials say could occur at any time and multiply the threat
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Named Nepal · Langtang Lirung Himalaya · Rasuwa · Binoj Parajuli · Ministry of Water Resources (China)
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