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Chinese authorities have assessed that risks from an overflowing lake formed after a glacier collapse that triggered catastrophic flooding on the China-Nepal border had become ​manageable by Friday afternoon, allowing suspended rescue operations to resume.Nepal and China both warned on Thursday of fresh risks of ‌flooding in the Himalayas, with a dam from debris leading to the formation of a lake that had been threatening to collapse.Reuters was able to identify the lake's location, which stradd...

Nepal does not need foreign assistance for search-and-rescue operations following the devastating flash flood that swept through several towns, its ​foreign ministry said on Friday, despite offers of help from several countries with nationals ‌missing in the disaster.The flood tore through areas including Rasuwa district near the Chinese border, levelling entire towns, damaging hydropower projects and killing close to 500 people. Hundreds of foreign nationals are still missing, including from So...