Death toll passes 1,000 from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, officials say
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What happened
The 26 August disaster began with a chain of events high in the Himalayas. A glacial collapse sent large amounts of rock, ice and meltwater into valleys below, triggering powerful floods downstream.
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