After flash floods caused devastating landslide and floods over the Himalayas last week, rescue operations in China and Nepal started day 6 today with thousands of people still missing. On August 26th, glacier fall caused a sudden, enormous flood in the Bhotekoshi river in the Rasuwa area that borders Tibet. It resulted in extensive devastation.
Over 900 people have died, and over 3900 are still unaccounted for, according to Nepal’s disaster department. Authorities in China said that 546 people were missing and 16 individuals head died in the Gyirong county. Over 4000 people from China and Nepal are still missing.
What are the reports about the glaciers in Hindu Kush, Himalaya?
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) glaciers are reportedly melting more quickly, with ice loss rates having doubled since 2000. According to ICIMOD, they also show a cumulative loss of upto 27 m of ice thickness is 1975. It is consulting for the almost 2 million people downstream who live on meltwater.
At least 11 main Asian river systems originate from the more than 63,700 glaciers. It cover about 55,782 square kilometres in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. It provide billions of people with a secure means of subsistence.
However, the investigation state that elevation dependent warming is a major threat to around 78% of this glacier region. It is situated between 4500 and 6000 meters above sea level. In the study, the director General of ICIMOD describe it as a “crisis unfolding in real time.”
Rescue operations still ongoing in Nepal floods
Numerous Nations such as China, India and the republic of Korea, have dispatched tunnel rescue teams to rescue and remove people who are stuck inside tunnels. According to Nepal foreign ministry, the country top priorities continue to be saving lives, finding missing people, rescuing stranded people, giving survivors immediate relief, and making sure that impacted nepalis and foreigners receive the proper help and support.
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