Landslide-Created Lake Below Langtang Lirung Poses No Immediate Risk, Authorities Say
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- Nepal’s Flood Forecasting Division says a lake formed below Langtang Lirung after a landslide currently poses no immediate risk.
- A Chinese monitoring team informed Nepali authorities about the lake’s condition, according to division chief Binod Parajuli.
A lake created by a landslide below Langtang Lirung does not currently pose an immediate risk, Nepal’s Flood Forecasting Division said.
The landslide followed the fall of an ice-rock mass from the mountain’s north face. Division chief Binod Parajuli said a Chinese team monitoring the area had informed Nepali authorities about the situation.
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